Nonstop flight route between Santa Monica, California, United States and Zagreb, Croatia:
Departure Airport:
(34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°44'35"N by 16°4'8"E)
Distance from SMO to ZAG:
6,237.90 miles (10,038.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States and Zagreb International Airport (ZAG), Zagreb, Croatia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,238 miles (or 10,039 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 Zagreb 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 Zagreb 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: | ZAG / LDZA |
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| Location: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°44'35"N by 16°4'8"E |
| Area Served: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Operator/Owner: | MZLZ d.d. |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 353 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAG |
| More Information: | ZAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- On May 19, 1938, at the request of Santa Monica Postmaster Philip T.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
- Typhoon is the only restaurant on the airport property with a runway view and Spitfire Grill is across on Airport Avenue.
Facts about Zagreb International Airport (ZAG):
- The closest airport to Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NNW of ZAG.
- Because of Zagreb International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Zagreb 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.
- Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction on the new terminal officially started on 18 December 2013 and should be completed by mid to late 2016.
- Zagreb International Airport, also known as Pleso Airport after the nearby suburb of Pleso, is the main international airport of Croatia and also a base of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence.
- The furthest airport from Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,809 miles (19,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Zagreb International Airport", another name for ZAG is "Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb".
| 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 | 54.10 miles (87.06 km) NNW | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 2 | 81.19 miles (130.66 km) WSW | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 3 | 81.41 miles (131.02 km) SE | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 4 | 83.46 miles (134.31 km) NE | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| 5 | 84.27 miles (135.62 km) WNW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 6 | 91.44 miles (147.15 km) NNW | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 7 | 103.55 miles (166.65 km) NW | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 8 | 115.25 miles (185.47 km) SW | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 9 | 118.34 miles (190.46 km) SSW | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 10 | 119.67 miles (192.59 km) WSW | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 11 | 120.06 miles (193.22 km) W | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 12 | 125.24 miles (201.56 km) W | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 13 | 133.92 miles (215.52 km) E | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 14 | 152.71 miles (245.76 km) S | Split Airport (SPU) | Split, Croatia | |
| 15 | 157.00 miles (252.66 km) ESE | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,808.79 miles (19,004.36 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,392.97 miles (18,335.16 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,372.10 miles (18,301.57 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,362.14 miles (18,285.55 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,341.74 miles (18,252.72 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,332.63 miles (18,238.05 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,329.56 miles (18,233.11 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,316.37 miles (18,211.89 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,309.96 miles (18,201.58 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,302.64 miles (18,189.79 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,302.42 miles (18,189.44 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,296.91 miles (18,180.57 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,293.04 miles (18,174.34 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,274.50 miles (18,144.50 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,273.08 miles (18,142.22 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |