Nonstop flight route between St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland and Chino, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°32'2"N by 9°53'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'28"N by 117°38'12"W)
Distance from SMV to CNO:
5,988.13 miles (9,636.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Samedan Airport (SMV), St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland and Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,988 miles (or 9,637 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 Samedan Airport and Chino 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 Samedan Airport and Chino Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMV / LSZS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'2"N by 9°53'2"E |
| Area Served: | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Airport Type: | Public and military |
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMV |
| More Information: | SMV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNO / KCNO |
| Airport Name: | Chino Airport |
| Location: | Chino, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'28"N by 117°38'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 652 feet (199 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNO |
| More Information: | CNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Samedan Airport (SMV):
- In addition to being known as "Samedan Airport", another name for SMV is "Flughafen Engadin".
- The furthest airport from Samedan Airport (SMV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Samedan Airport (meaning Samedan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,075 miles (19,433 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Samedan Airport (SMV) is Lugano Airport (LUG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of SMV.
- Because of Samedan Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SMV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SMV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport was used as one of the locations for filming "Where Eagles Dare".
- Samedan Airport (SMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt pavement measuring 1800 x 40 metres.
Facts about Chino Airport (CNO):
- Because of Chino Airport's relatively low elevation of 652 feet, planes can take off or land at Chino 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 Chino Airport (CNO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Chino Airport (CNO) has 3 runways.
- Cal-Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started.
- The closest airport to Chino Airport (CNO) is LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of CNO.
- On 13 June 2013, a private jet crashed into an empty office building near a hangar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) SW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 59.41 miles (95.61 km) N | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 3 | 60.41 miles (97.22 km) S | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 4 | 67.49 miles (108.61 km) NNW | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 68.80 miles (110.72 km) E | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 6 | 79.33 miles (127.67 km) SSE | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 7 | 80.37 miles (129.34 km) SSW | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 8 | 80.52 miles (129.59 km) NNW | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 9 | 83.64 miles (134.60 km) SW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 10 | 84.20 miles (135.50 km) WNW | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 85.26 miles (137.22 km) NE | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 12 | 89.95 miles (144.77 km) NW | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 92.21 miles (148.40 km) SSE | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 14 | 103.11 miles (165.94 km) SE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 15 | 106.12 miles (170.79 km) E | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,075.27 miles (19,433.22 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,630.21 miles (18,716.96 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,624.56 miles (18,707.87 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,619.60 miles (18,699.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,606.53 miles (18,678.85 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,603.91 miles (18,674.64 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,599.34 miles (18,667.29 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,587.30 miles (18,647.91 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,571.08 miles (18,621.81 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,565.49 miles (18,612.80 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,564.08 miles (18,610.53 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,554.64 miles (18,595.34 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,547.55 miles (18,583.94 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,540.05 miles (18,571.87 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,534.30 miles (18,562.61 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.98 miles (9.63 km) NNE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 2 | 9.90 miles (15.93 km) NNW | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 3 | 11.10 miles (17.86 km) E | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 4 | 11.59 miles (18.65 km) NW | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 5 | 13.02 miles (20.96 km) E | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 6 | 20.91 miles (33.66 km) WSW | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 7 | 21.33 miles (34.33 km) SSW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 8 | 22.58 miles (36.35 km) ESE | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 9 | 24.06 miles (38.72 km) WNW | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 10 | 24.46 miles (39.37 km) ENE | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 11 | 24.46 miles (39.37 km) ENE | Norton Air Force Base (SBD) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 12 | 24.58 miles (39.55 km) SSW | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 13 | 31.46 miles (50.64 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 14 | 31.46 miles (50.64 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 15 | 35.28 miles (56.78 km) W | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,465.61 miles (18,452.06 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,458.11 miles (18,440.00 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,452.58 miles (18,431.09 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,440.70 miles (18,411.98 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,325.51 miles (18,226.60 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,208.78 miles (18,038.74 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,199.32 miles (18,023.51 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,166.85 miles (17,971.25 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,079.49 miles (17,830.66 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,044.36 miles (17,774.14 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,036.57 miles (17,761.60 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,035.24 miles (17,759.45 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,017.04 miles (17,730.16 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,006.40 miles (17,713.04 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,998.65 miles (17,700.57 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |