Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Fontvieille, Monaco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States and Monaco Heliport (MCM), Fontvieille, Monaco would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,076 miles (or 9,779 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 Monaco Heliport, 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 Monaco Heliport. 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: | MCM / LNMC |
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Location: | Fontvieille, Monaco |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°43'35"N by 7°25'14"E |
Area Served: | Beausoleil, Monaco, & Roquebrune-Cap-Martin |
Operator/Owner: | Service de l'Aviation Civile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MCM |
More Information: | MCM Maps & Info |
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- The airport has previously been served by Aloha Airlines, Virgin America and Air Canada.
- The main passenger terminal, the Thomas F.
- 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.
- In 2011, additional terminal space was added and existing terminals were refreshed as part of a $543 million expansion project.
- The first airstrip on the grounds was constructed in 1923, when Eddie Martin started giving biplane rides on land owned by The Irvine Company, initially without their permission.
- 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.
- 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.
- John Wayne Airport is 14 miles from Orange County's main attraction – the Disneyland Resort.
- The original single runway was 4,800 feet long, oriented on a magnetic heading of 210 degrees and 30 degrees.
- The main runway, at 5,701 feet, is the shortest of any major airport in the United States, and passenger airliners at the airport have never been larger than the Boeing 757.
Facts about Monaco Heliport (MCM):
- The heliport is located directly on the Mediterranean coastline in the vicinity of the Stade Louis II, and the Chapiteau.
- The closest airport to Monaco Heliport (MCM) is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of MCM.
- The furthest airport from Monaco Heliport (MCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Monaco Heliport (meaning Monaco Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,243 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Monaco Heliport", another name for MCM is "Héliport de Monaco".
- Shuttle buses provide connections to and from the heliport with major hotels and many other locations within Monaco.
- Because of Monaco Heliport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Monaco Heliport 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.