Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California, United States and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,270 miles (or 3,652 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 relatively short distance between Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJC / KSJC |
| Airport Name: | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport |
| Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°21'46"N by 121°55'45"W |
| Area Served: | San Jose, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of San Jose |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJC |
| More Information: | SJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLT / KCLT |
| Airport Name: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°56'35"W |
| Area Served: | Charlotte metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Charlotte |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLT |
| More Information: | CLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of SJC.
- The furthest airport from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- San Jose's first airline flights were Southwest Airways DC-3s on the multistop run between San Francisco and Los Angeles, starting in 1948.
- In August 2010, Mexicana Airlines also suspended all flights permanently due to bankruptcy.
- SJC is a "downtown airport", unlike SFO and OAK which are on opposite shores of San Francisco Bay.
- Because of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose 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.
- In October 2005, Hawaiian Airlines began daily nonstops to Honolulu.
- There are two terminals at the airport, Terminal A, opened in 1990, and Terminal B, opened in 2010.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1936 the Charlotte Municipal Airport opened, operated by the City of Charlotte.
- In 1973, Eastern added two more gates to the end of its west concourse.
- The United States Army Air Forces took control of the airport and established Morris Field Air Base in 1941.
- The city received a $200,000 grant from the Works Progress Administration in 1930 to establish Charlotte's first municipal airport.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
- Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas 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.
- Construction of Charlotte International's fourth runway began in the spring of 2007.
- In 1990, Lufthansa began Boeing 747 service to Germany.
