Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Blaine, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), Blaine, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 786 miles (or 1,265 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 San Francisco International Airport and Blaine Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFO / KSFO | 
| Airport Name: | San Francisco International Airport | 
| Location: | San Francisco, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'8"N by 122°22'30"W | 
| Area Served: | San Francisco | 
| Operator/Owner: | City & County of San Francisco | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SFO | 
| More Information: | SFO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWS / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Blaine, Washington, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°59'24"N by 122°43'57"W | 
| Area Served: | Blaine, Washington | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Blaine | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWS | 
| More Information: | BWS Maps & Info | 
Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):
- 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.
- 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.
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- SFO experiences delays in overcast weather when only two of the airport's four runways can be used at a time because the centerlines of the parallel runways are only 750 feet apart.
- San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
- Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
- All international Star Alliance members aside from Air Canada, Asiana, and TACA use Boarding Area G.
- SFO was also one of the first U.S.
- The FAA has warned that the airport's control tower would be unable to withstand a major earthquake and has requested that it be replaced.
- Before the 1930s, airports used a two-byte abbreviation.
- In 1954 the airport's Central Passenger Terminal opened.
Facts about Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS):
- The closest airport to Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) is Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of BWS.
- In addition to being known as "Blaine Municipal Airport", another name for BWS is "4W6".
- Because of Blaine Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Blaine Municipal 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.
- Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,691 miles (17,205 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.




