Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Farsund, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), Farsund, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,198 miles (or 8,366 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 Farsund Airport, Lista, 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 Farsund Airport, Lista. 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):

• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• SFO has expanded through the decades.
• All international Star Alliance members aside from Air Canada, Asiana, and TACA use Boarding Area G.
• 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.
• SFO was one of several US airports which operated the Registered Traveler program from April 2007 until funding ended in June 2009, which had allowed travelers to pass through security checkpoints quickly.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• 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.
• SFO is the largest airport in the Bay Area and the second busiest in California, after Los Angeles International Airport.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
• 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 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.

Facts about Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN):

• In addition to being known as "Farsund Airport, Lista", another name for FAN is "Farsund lufthavn, Lista".
• The closest airport to Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) E of FAN.
• Because of Farsund Airport, Lista's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Farsund Airport, Lista 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.
• Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,441 miles (18,412 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.