Nonstop flight route between Santa Monica, California, United States and Budapest, Hungary:
Departure Airport:
(34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°26'21"N by 19°15'42"E)
Distance from SMO to BUD:
6,229.08 miles (10,024.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), Budapest, Hungary would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,229 miles (or 10,025 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 Santa Monica Airport and Budapest Ferenc Liszt 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 Santa Monica Airport and Budapest Ferenc Liszt 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: | SMO / KSMO |
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| Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
| More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUD / LHBP |
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| Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'21"N by 19°15'42"E |
| Area Served: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Operator/Owner: | Budapest Airport Zrt. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUD |
| More Information: | BUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- Santa Monica Airport is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California.
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- Maximum Noise Level – A maximum noise level of 95.0 dBA Single Event Noise Exposure Level, measured at noise monitor sites 1,500 feet from each end of the runway, is enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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 addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- Typhoon is the only restaurant on the airport property with a runway view and Spitfire Grill is across on Airport Avenue.
- The airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD):
- The closest airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Sliač Airport (SLD), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) N of BUD.
- The furthest airport from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1947 it was decided that the airport would be reconstructed for civil aviation.
- In February 2012 Hainan Airlines announced that they would cease services to Beijing from Budapest.
- Because of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Budapest Ferenc Liszt 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.
- On 6 June 2007, BAA and a consortium led by HOCHTIEF AirPort formally closed and completed the transaction of the sale of BAA's shares in Budapest Airport to the HOCHTIEF AirPort Consortium.
- In addition to being known as "Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport", another name for BUD is "Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér".
- Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) has 2 runways.
- Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 8,520,880 passengers last year.
- In 1993, Malév launched the airport's first Hungarian overseas flight, to New York.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.64 miles (9.08 km) SSE | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 9.25 miles (14.89 km) SE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 3 | 13.58 miles (21.85 km) N | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 4 | 13.82 miles (22.25 km) NNE | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 5 | 14.74 miles (23.73 km) SE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 6 | 16.02 miles (25.78 km) SSE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 7 | 16.96 miles (27.30 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 8 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 9 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 10 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) ENE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 11 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) ESE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 12 | 38.69 miles (62.26 km) E | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 13 | 39.00 miles (62.77 km) W | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 14 | 40.89 miles (65.81 km) SE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 41.72 miles (67.13 km) WNW | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,483.60 miles (18,481.02 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,468.78 miles (18,457.16 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,457.94 miles (18,439.73 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,445.39 miles (18,419.53 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,364.26 miles (18,288.95 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,240.77 miles (18,090.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,239.49 miles (18,088.16 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,200.78 miles (18,025.86 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,106.24 miles (17,873.71 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,074.72 miles (17,822.98 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,073.46 miles (17,820.97 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,060.22 miles (17,799.66 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,055.56 miles (17,792.16 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,044.47 miles (17,774.31 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,032.37 miles (17,754.83 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.03 miles (133.62 km) N | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 2 | 85.79 miles (138.06 km) NE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 3 | 105.33 miles (169.52 km) NW | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 4 | 107.66 miles (173.26 km) WNW | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 5 | 109.97 miles (176.99 km) E | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 6 | 111.81 miles (179.94 km) WSW | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| 7 | 121.56 miles (195.63 km) NNE | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 8 | 124.51 miles (200.37 km) NE | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 127.14 miles (204.61 km) ESE | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 10 | 127.34 miles (204.94 km) NNW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 11 | 128.67 miles (207.07 km) SE | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 12 | 133.32 miles (214.55 km) WNW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 13 | 138.20 miles (222.41 km) NW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 14 | 138.26 miles (222.50 km) S | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 15 | 144.49 miles (232.53 km) S | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,638.57 miles (18,730.42 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,208.77 miles (18,038.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,192.07 miles (18,011.84 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,190.22 miles (18,008.87 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,167.01 miles (17,971.52 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,163.80 miles (17,966.35 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,158.43 miles (17,957.71 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,141.37 miles (17,930.25 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,131.81 miles (17,914.86 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,128.85 miles (17,910.11 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,127.48 miles (17,907.90 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,126.76 miles (17,906.73 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,120.00 miles (17,895.85 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,113.67 miles (17,885.68 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,095.75 miles (17,856.84 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |