Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Ayacucho, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC), Ayacucho, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,695 miles (or 7,555 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 San Francisco International Airport and Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte 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 San Francisco International Airport and Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
• The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco International 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.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• On May 12, 2008, a $383 million renovation project was announced that included a new control tower, the use of green materials, and a seismic retrofit.
• The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
• Formerly known as the "South Terminal," Terminal 1 has Boarding Area B and Boarding Area C.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• On July 14, 2008, SFO was voted Best International Airport in North America for 2008 in the World Airports Survey by Skytrax.
• The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• San Francisco International Airport is an international airport located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco, California, near Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County.
• Since the mid-2000s recovery at SFO has been evident.
• In 1954 the airport's Central Passenger Terminal opened.

Facts about Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC):

• The closest airport to Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) is Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of AYC.
• The furthest airport from Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) is Ratanakiri Airport (RBE), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (meaning Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ratanakiri Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.
• Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport's high elevation of 8,917 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AYC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AYC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport", other names for AYC include "AYP", "SPHO" and "AYP".