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):

• 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.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• SFO was one of the first airports to implement a Fly Quiet Program which grades individual air carriers on their performance on noise abatement procedures while flying in and out of SFO.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• Since the mid-2000s recovery at SFO has been evident.
• In 1954 the airport's Central Passenger Terminal opened.
• The first international nonstops were ANA/BCPA DC-4s to Vancouver in 1946-47.
• 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 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.
• All SkyTeam, Oneworld and non-aligned international carriers operate from Boarding Area A.

Facts about Nepalgunj Airport (KEP):

• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) is Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NE of KEP.
• List of airports in Nepal
• The airport resides at an elevation of 540 feet above mean sea level.