Nonstop flight route between San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Jose Airport (SJI), San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,922 miles (or 14,358 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 San Jose Airport and Columbia Metropolitan 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 San Jose Airport and Columbia Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Jose Airport (SJI):

• San Jose Airport (SJI) currently has only 1 runway.
• San Jose Airport handled 63,423 passengers last year.
• Because of San Jose Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at San Jose 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 furthest airport from San Jose Airport (SJI) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to San Jose Airport (meaning San Jose Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to San Jose Airport (SJI) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNW of SJI.
• San Jose Airport, formerly known as McGuire Field, is an airport serving the general area of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "San Jose Airport", another name for SJI is "Paliparan ng San Jose".

Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):

• The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
• In August 1996, the UPS-owned cargo airline opened an $80 million southeastern regional hub at the airport, one of six regional hubs throughout the United States.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
• The airport is a hub for UPS Airlines and was a hub for Air South, a former low-cost carrier.
• Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
• Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
• The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.