Nonstop flight route between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Salinas, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), San Juan, Puerto Rico and Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,571 miles (or 5,748 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 Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport and Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base, 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 Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport and Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIG / TJIG |
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Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'24"N by 66°5'53"W |
Area Served: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIG |
More Information: | SIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNS / KSNS |
Airport Name: | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base |
Location: | Salinas, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°39'46"N by 121°36'23"W |
Area Served: | Salinas, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salinas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNS |
More Information: | SNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG):
- Isla Grande was renamed in honor of United States Air Force Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, an F-111 pilot who was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 13,837 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 23,083 enplanements in 2009, and 38,363 in 2010.
- Because of Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport", another name for SIG is "Isla Grande AirportAeropuerto Isla Grande".
- The closest airport to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) E of SIG.
- The furthest airport from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (meaning Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,244 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport covers an area of 102 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS):
- The closest airport to Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) is Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of SNS.
- Because of Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base 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 airfield opened in late 1941 as Salinas Army Air Field.
- In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
- In September, the field was transferred to IV Fighter Command, which assigned the 360th Fighter Group as a P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit.
- The furthest airport from Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,387 miles (18,326 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) has 3 runways.
- The 548th Night Fighter Squadron was formed at Salinas in April 1944.