Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,654 miles (or 9,099 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 Frankfurt–Hahn 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 Frankfurt–Hahn 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• The first international nonstops were ANA/BCPA DC-4s to Vancouver in 1946-47.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• 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.
• Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
• AirTrain is the airport's people-mover system.
• SFO is owned and policed by the City and County of San Francisco, but is located in and entirely surrounded by adjacent San Mateo County.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN):

• Frankfurt–Hahn has a long runway of 3,800 metres in the direction of 03/21.
• The airport has no railway station.
• The closest airport to Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of HHN.
• Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the Cold War Frankfurt–Hahn Airport was a frontline NATO facility known as Hahn Air Base.
• Hahn is fairly well reachable by road, the nearest Autobahn connections are approximately 40 kilometres to the west or east.
• On 30 September 1993, most of Hahn Air Base was turned over to civil German authorities.
• In addition to being known as "Frankfurt–Hahn Airport", another name for HHN is "Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn".
• The furthest airport from Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.