Nonstop flight route between Santander, Cantabria, Spain and Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santander Airport (SDR), Santander, Cantabria, Spain and San Salvador Airport (ZSA), Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,148 miles (or 6,676 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Santander Airport and San Salvador Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Santander Airport and San Salvador Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDR / LEXJ | 
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| Location: | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'36"N by 3°49'11"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aena | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SDR | 
| More Information: | SDR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSA / MYSM | 
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| Location: | Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°3'47"N by 74°31'26"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZSA | 
| More Information: | ZSA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Santander Airport (SDR):
- Because of Santander Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Santander Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - Santander Airport (SDR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Santander Airport (SDR) is Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Santander Airport (meaning Santander Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaikoura Aerodrome), and is located 12,289 miles (19,777 kilometers) away in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Santander Airport", other names for SDR include "Aeropuerto de Santander" and "Aeropuerto de Parayas".
 - The closest airport to Santander Airport (SDR) is Bilbao Airport (BIO), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of SDR.
 
Facts about San Salvador Airport (ZSA):
- The closest airport to San Salvador Airport (ZSA) is New Bight Airport (NET), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) WNW of ZSA.
 - The furthest airport from San Salvador Airport (ZSA) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,918 miles (19,181 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "San Salvador Airport", another name for ZSA is "Cockburn Town Airport".
 - San Salvador Airport (ZSA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of San Salvador Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at San Salvador Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 
