Nonstop flight route between San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gillespie Field (SEE), San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States and Capital City Airport (HAR), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,265 miles (or 3,646 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 relatively short distance between Gillespie Field and Capital City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEE / KSEE |
Airport Name: | Gillespie Field |
Location: | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'33"N by 116°58'20"W |
Area Served: | San Diego, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 388 feet (118 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEE |
More Information: | SEE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAR / KCXY |
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Location: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°13'1"N by 76°51'5"W |
Area Served: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 347 feet (106 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAR |
More Information: | HAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gillespie Field (SEE):
- Gillespie Field is a county-owned public airport 10 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, in El Cajon, San Diego County, California.
- In 1942 the United States Marine Corps chose a 688-acre site east of San Diego for parachute training for the newly forming Parachute battalions.
- The closest airport to Gillespie Field (SEE) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of SEE.
- Gillespie Field (SEE) has 3 runways.
- Gillespie is the home of the restoration facility Gillespie Field Annex for the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
- In 1946 the airfield was turned over to San Diego County and became a general aviation facility.
- Because of Gillespie Field's relatively low elevation of 388 feet, planes can take off or land at Gillespie Field 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.
- The furthest airport from Gillespie Field (SEE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Capital City Airport (HAR):
- Capital City Airport (HAR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Capital City Airport (HAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Capital City Airport", another name for HAR is "CXY".
- Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 347 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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.
- Olmsted Air Force Base, just across the river in Middletown was to close, and in 1968 Allegheny and TWA moved there to newly named Harrisburg International Airport.
- A study by the PA Department of Transportation in 2000 concluded that Capital City Airport related activates generate nearly $24 million a year in economic output.
- The closest airport to Capital City Airport (HAR) is Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of HAR.