Nonstop flight route between Santa Monica, California, United States and Kariba, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States and Kariba Airport (KAB), Kariba, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,081 miles (or 16,223 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 Kariba 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 Kariba 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: | KAB / FVKB |
Airport Name: | Kariba Airport |
Location: | Kariba, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'10"S by 28°53'6"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1706 feet (520 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAB |
More Information: | KAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- On May 19, 1938, at the request of Santa Monica Postmaster Philip T.
- In 1958, Donald Douglas asked the city to lengthen the airport's runway so that Douglas Aircraft could produce and test the DC-8 there.
- Airport Park opened as an 8.3-acre public park on non-aviation lands at the southeast corner of the Airport.
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kariba Airport (KAB):
- Kariba Airport (KAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kariba Airport (KAB) is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) NNW of KAB.
- The furthest airport from Kariba Airport (KAB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kariba Airport (meaning Kariba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.