Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, California, United States and Khovd, Mongolia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States and Khovd Airport (HVD), Khovd, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,378 miles (or 10,265 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 Maria Public Airport and Khovd 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 Maria Public Airport and Khovd 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 Maria Public Airport (SMX):

• The closest airport to Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SMX.
• After the war Santa Barbara County and the city of Santa Maria acquired the land and facilities through two grants in 1948.
• The furthest airport from Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Allegiant Air has expanded flights between Las Vegas and Santa Maria with four nonstops per week each way.
• Because of Santa Maria Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 261 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria Public 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 Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
• A 4,000-square-foot baggage claim facility opened in 2007.
• The first airline to serve Santa Maria was Southwest Airways operating Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft.
• Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.

Facts about Khovd Airport (HVD):

• The closest airport to Khovd Airport (HVD) is Ölgii Airport (ULG), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NW of HVD.
• In addition to being known as "Khovd Airport", another name for HVD is "Ховд нисэх буудал".
• Khovd Airport handled 31,926 passengers last year.
• Khovd Airport (HVD) has 2 runways.
• Because of Khovd Airport's high elevation of 4,898 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HVD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HVD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Khovd Airport (HVD) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.