Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Nepalgunj, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Nepalgunj Airport (KEP), Nepalgunj, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,636 miles (or 12,289 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 Nepalgunj 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 Nepalgunj 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 FAA has warned that the airport's control tower would be unable to withstand a major earthquake and has requested that it be replaced.
• AirTrain is the airport's people-mover system.
• 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.
• The first international nonstops were ANA/BCPA DC-4s to Vancouver in 1946-47.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• SFO has expanded through the decades.
• 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.
• In 1954 the airport's Central Passenger Terminal opened.
• Before the 1930s, airports used a two-byte abbreviation.
• 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.
• The airport has four terminals and seven concourses arranged in a ring.
• On October 4, 2007, an Airbus A380 jumbo jet made its first visit to the airport.
• In 1989 a master plan and Environmental Impact Report were prepared to guide development over the next two decades.

Facts about Nepalgunj Airport (KEP):

• List of airports in Nepal
• The furthest airport from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NE of KEP.
• Because of Nepalgunj Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Nepalgunj 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.
• Nepalgunj Airport is an airport serving Nepalgunj, a municipality in Banke district of the Bheri zone in Nepal.