Nonstop flight route between Santa Monica, California, United States and Jönköping, Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States and Jönköping Airport (JKG), Jönköping, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,525 miles (or 8,891 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 Jönköping 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 Jönköping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
• Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• On April 13, 2013 the rates were approved for increase to $5.48 per 1,000 pounds of Maximum Certificated Gross Landing Weight.
• 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.
• In addition, there are numerous recommended noise abatement procedures and limitations that have been incorporated into the Airport’s Fly Neighborly Program and included in the program’s outreach materials.
• 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.
• Clover Field was once the site of the Army's 40th Division Aviation, 115th Observation Squadron and became a Distribution Center after World War II.

Facts about Jönköping Airport (JKG):

• Jönköping Airport, called Axamo is an airport located about 8 km from Jönköping, Sweden.
• In the arrival terminal there is a telephone direct connected to the local taxi company.
• The closest airport to Jönköping Airport (JKG) is Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNW of JKG.
• Because of Jönköping Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Jönköping 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.
• Jönköping Airport (JKG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jönköping Airport (JKG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,301 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Jönköping Airport", another name for JKG is "Jönköping flygplats".