Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, California, United States and Ocean City, Maryland, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States and Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE), Ocean City, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,500 miles (or 4,024 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 Ocean City Municipal 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 Ocean City Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMX / KSMX |
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Location: | Santa Maria, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°53'56"N by 120°27'26"W |
Area Served: | Santa Maria, California |
Operator/Owner: | Santa Maria Public Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 261 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMX |
More Information: | SMX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OCE / KOXB |
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Location: | Ocean City, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°18'38"N by 75°7'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Ocean City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OCE |
More Information: | OCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- Other enhancements include a new passenger terminal holding room that opened February 2008.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- After the war Santa Barbara County and the city of Santa Maria acquired the land and facilities through two grants in 1948.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
- 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.
Facts about Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE):
- In addition to being known as "Ocean City Municipal Airport", another name for OCE is "OXB".
- The closest airport to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) is Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) W of OCE.
- Because of Ocean City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocean City Municipal 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.
- Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,791 miles (18,976 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ocean City airport opened in 1960.