Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, California, United States and Zephyrhills, Florida, 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 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH), Zephyrhills, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,287 miles (or 3,681 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 relatively short distance between Santa Maria Public Airport and Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ZPH / KZPH |
Airport Name: | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport |
Location: | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°13'41"N by 82°9'20"W |
Area Served: | Zephyrhills, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Zephyrhills |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZPH |
More Information: | ZPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- At one point during the early 1980's Swift Aire Lines, which was based at the nearby San Luis Obispo Airport, was the only airline flying nonstop between Santa Maria and Los Angeles, primarily with Fokker F27 Friendship turboprops which the carrier had purchased new from the manufacturer.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- The airport was built by the United States Army during World War II, known as Santa Maria Army Air Field.
- 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.
- A runway extension opened on May 3, 2012, from 6,304 ft.
- 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.
- The extended primary runway at Santa Maria is paved to 8,004 feet, giving the airport the longest civil runway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the central coast and Vandenberg AFB's runway are longer).
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
- 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.
Facts about Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH):
- Zephyrhills Municipal Airport covers an area of 813 acres at an elevation of 90 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Zephyrhills Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Zephyrhills 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.
- The closest airport to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) is Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of ZPH.
- Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) has 2 runways.