Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States and Fera Airport (FRE), Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,105 miles (or 9,825 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 John Wayne Airport and Fera 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 John Wayne Airport and Fera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNA / KSNA |
| Airport Name: | John Wayne Airport |
| Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'32"N by 117°52'5"W |
| Area Served: | Orange County, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Orange County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNA |
| More Information: | SNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRE / AGGF |
| Airport Name: | Fera Airport |
| Location: | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'25"S by 159°34'38"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRE |
| More Information: | FRE Maps & Info |
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- On April 8, 2010, Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, started flights to Toronto, Canada, becoming the first ever international airline that served John Wayne Airport.
- Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
- Martin and James Irvine made a deal for a five-year lease on 80 acres for $35 a month and founded a flying school on land owned by the Irvine Company.
- John Wayne Airport is an international airport in Orange County, California, with its mailing address in the city of Santa Ana, hence the IATA airport code.
- At some point between 1940 and 1945, the Santa Ana Army Airfield was established on land adjacent to Martin Field, to the south.
- A statue of the airport's namesake welcomes passengers in the arrivals area on the lower level.
- In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new, larger airport was proposed for the nearby site of the then recently closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
- The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
Facts about Fera Airport (FRE):
- The closest airport to Fera Airport (FRE) is Yandina Airport (XYA), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of FRE.
- The furthest airport from Fera Airport (FRE) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Fera Airport (meaning Fera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
