Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Cleveland, Ohio, 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 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,156 miles (or 3,470 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 Cleveland Hopkins International 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: | CLE / KCLE |
| Airport Name: | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport |
| Location: | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°24'42"N by 81°50'58"W |
| Area Served: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cleveland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 791 feet (241 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLE |
| More Information: | CLE Maps & Info |
Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):
- San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
- Since the mid-2000s recovery at SFO has been evident.
- Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
- Formerly known as the "South Terminal," Terminal 1 has Boarding Area B and Boarding Area C.
- SFO has expanded through the decades.
- The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- All SkyTeam, Oneworld and non-aligned international carriers operate from Boarding Area A.
Facts about Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE):
- The airport was founded in 1925, making it the first municipally owned airport in the United States.
- The older parallel runway, formerly Runway 6C/24C, was 7,096 x 150 ft.
- Prior to June 2014, the airport was the second smallest hub out of the ten hubs operated by United Airlines and its regional carriers, connecting passengers to destinations across North America.
- Because of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at Cleveland Hopkins 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 furthest airport from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) has 3 runways.
- From the postwar era until the mid-1980s, United Airlines maintained its eastern-most domestic hub at CLE.
- The closest airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of CLE.
