Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California, United States and Makkovik Airport (YMN), Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,116 miles (or 5,014 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 Makkovik 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 Makkovik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):

• In August 2010, Mexicana Airlines also suspended all flights permanently due to bankruptcy.
• 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.
• Frontier Airlines pulled out of SJC in May 2010, citing lack of profitability on its single flight from the airport to Denver, Colorado.
• 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.
• In the early 1980s San Jose International Airport was one of the first U.S airports to participate in the noise regulation program enacted by the U.S.
• Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
• In September 2011, Hawaiian Airlines announced that it would begin service to Maui on January 10, 2012.
• SJC suffered with many mid-tier airports during the 2008 rise in oil prices as airlines reduced marginal services.
• In September 2009, San Jose Airport Management announced the 90-day closure of the general aviation runway 11/29 as part of a reconstruction project.
• 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.

Facts about Makkovik Airport (YMN):

• The closest airport to Makkovik Airport (YMN) is Postville Airport (YSO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of YMN.
• Makkovik Airport (YMN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Makkovik Airport (YMN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Makkovik Airport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Makkovik 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.