Nonstop flight route between Sacramento, California, United States and Piura, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States and Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), Piura, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,006 miles (or 6,447 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 Sacramento International Airport and Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico 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 Sacramento International Airport and Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico 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: | 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: | PIU / SPUR |
Airport Name: | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport |
Location: | Piura, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'0"S by 80°37'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIU |
More Information: | PIU Maps & Info |
Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):
- The airport was a focus city for ExpressJet Airlines which independently operated Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets on point-to-point, "hub bypass" routes.
- 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 International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
- Sacramento International Airport opened October 21, 1967 as Sacramento Metropolitan Airport with one 8600-foot runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Between 1990 and 2007 Sacramento International Airport had a high incidence of bird strikes due to its location in an avian migratory route.
- 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.
- Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, and Trans World Airlines were added to the list of carriers at Sacramento.
- Air Canada flew to this airport in 2007–2008 to Vancouver, but ended the route in 2008.
- The Sacramento County Airport System launched its Web site in April 1997.
- Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
- In 2011 the airport carried an estimated 9 million passengers.
Facts about Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU):
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of PIU.
- Because of Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico 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 furthest airport from Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) is Penang International Airport (PEN), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Penang International Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Penang, Malaysia.
- Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) currently has only 1 runway.