Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Craiova, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(37°21'46"N by 121°55'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°19'5"N by 23°53'18"E)
Distance from SJC to CRA:
6,402.36 miles (10,303.58 km)
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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 Craiova International Airport (CRA), Craiova, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,402 miles (or 10,304 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 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and Craiova International 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 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and Craiova International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | CRA / LRCV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Craiova, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°19'5"N by 23°53'18"E |
| Area Served: | Craiova, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Consiliul Judeţean Dolj |
| Airport Type: | Public & Military |
| Elevation: | 626 feet (191 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRA |
| More Information: | CRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- 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.
- Reduction at SJC continued throughout 2004.
- SJC is a "downtown airport", unlike SFO and OAK which are on opposite shores of San Francisco Bay.
- SJC suffered with many mid-tier airports during the 2008 rise in oil prices as airlines reduced marginal services.
- In November 2005 a scaled-back plan was approved and announced.
- 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.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
- In 1990 San Jose International Airport greatly expanded with the opening of Terminal A.
Facts about Craiova International Airport (CRA):
- The furthest airport from Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,429 miles (18,393 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Craiova International Airport", another name for CRA is "Aeroportul Craiova".
- Craiova International Airport handled 40,291 passengers last year.
- Craiova International Airport (CRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Craiova International Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Craiova 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 closest airport to Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) N of CRA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.36 miles (10.23 km) ESE | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 7.47 miles (12.02 km) WNW | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 3 | 12.25 miles (19.72 km) WNW | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 4 | 23.02 miles (37.05 km) NNW | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 5 | 23.61 miles (37.99 km) NNE | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 6 | 29.48 miles (47.45 km) NNW | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 7 | 30.17 miles (48.56 km) NW | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 8 | 30.48 miles (49.06 km) SSE | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 9 | 33.06 miles (53.20 km) WNW | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 10 | 43.23 miles (69.58 km) SE | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 11 | 43.88 miles (70.61 km) N | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) | Concord, California, United States | |
| 12 | 45.11 miles (72.60 km) E | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 13 | 51.54 miles (82.94 km) SSE | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| 14 | 52.70 miles (84.81 km) NE | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 15 | 53.82 miles (86.61 km) S | Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) | Monterey, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,363.12 miles (18,287.12 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,317.22 miles (18,213.25 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,288.38 miles (18,166.85 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,266.63 miles (18,131.83 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,260.78 miles (18,122.42 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,179.36 miles (17,991.39 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,177.91 miles (17,989.06 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,156.39 miles (17,954.42 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,062.55 miles (17,803.40 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,062.01 miles (17,802.54 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,046.63 miles (17,777.78 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,006.31 miles (17,712.90 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,003.14 miles (17,707.80 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,990.88 miles (17,688.06 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,968.73 miles (17,652.42 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 101.87 miles (163.94 km) N | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 2 | 109.74 miles (176.61 km) E | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 3 | 110.07 miles (177.14 km) E | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 4 | 110.54 miles (177.90 km) NW | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 5 | 114.70 miles (184.58 km) SSW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 116.03 miles (186.74 km) ESE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 121.62 miles (195.72 km) SE | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 8 | 121.99 miles (196.32 km) WSW | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 9 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) N | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 10 | 160.84 miles (258.84 km) SE | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 161.60 miles (260.07 km) NW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 12 | 163.07 miles (262.43 km) SSE | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 13 | 170.73 miles (274.76 km) N | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 14 | 178.53 miles (287.31 km) SE | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 15 | 179.65 miles (289.13 km) WNW | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,428.65 miles (18,392.59 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,046.67 miles (17,777.84 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,014.44 miles (17,725.99 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,989.75 miles (17,686.25 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,973.90 miles (17,660.73 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,972.53 miles (17,658.52 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,956.44 miles (17,632.64 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,956.35 miles (17,632.50 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,955.79 miles (17,631.60 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,948.96 miles (17,620.60 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,935.92 miles (17,599.61 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,929.87 miles (17,589.87 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,918.74 miles (17,571.96 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,914.27 miles (17,564.78 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,909.35 miles (17,556.86 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |