Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Iquitos, Loreto, Peru:
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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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), Iquitos, Loreto, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,217 miles (or 6,787 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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: | IQT / SPQT |
Airport Name: | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport |
Location: | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°47'4"S by 73°18'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IQT |
More Information: | IQT Maps & Info |
Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- 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 1990 San Jose International Airport greatly expanded with the opening of Terminal A.
- From 1960 to 2010 San Jose State University operated a flight-simulator facility for its aviation program in buildings at the southeast corner of the airport.
- 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.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In December 2011, All Nippon Airways announced it would begin service between San Jose and Tokyo in 2012, restoring the link between the two cities that was lost when American ended the route in 2006.
- After the September 11 attacks and the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, the city lost several flights.
- American Airlines opened a hub at San Jose in 1988, using slots it obtained in the buyout of Air California in 1986.
Facts about Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT):
- Because of Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is La Chorrera Airport (LCR), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) NNE of IQT.
- Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (meaning Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.