Nonstop flight route between Sacramento, California, United States and El Paso, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States and El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 980 miles (or 1,577 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 Sacramento International Airport and El Paso International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMF / KSMF |
Airport Name: | Sacramento International Airport |
Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'44"N by 121°35'26"W |
Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Sacramento |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMF |
More Information: | SMF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):
- Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento 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.
- All indoor public areas have free wi-fi provided by the Sacramento County Airport System.
- The consolidated rental car terminal, the first of its kind in the nation, gave all rental car customers a single point of access that could be reached on a single shuttle.
- Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.
- In 2011 the airport carried an estimated 9 million passengers.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Sacramento County has tried to entice Virgin America into adding a Los Angeles route by giving them 400,000 dollars to operate out of terminal A or 150,000 dollars to operate in terminal B.
- As the nation’s economy was taking a hit in 2008, commercial aviation was challenged by reduced passenger numbers and increasing fuel and other costs.
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- The terminal is a pier-satellite layout.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- Airport diagram for January 1963
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- In 1934, Varney Speed Lines operated at the old El Paso Municipal Airport.