Nonstop flight route between Salinas, California, United States and Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States and L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,207 miles (or 5,162 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 Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base and L.F. Wade International 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 Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base and L.F. Wade International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNS / KSNS |
| Airport Name: | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base |
| Location: | Salinas, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°39'46"N by 121°36'23"W |
| Area Served: | Salinas, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Salinas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNS |
| More Information: | SNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDA / TXKF |
| Airport Name: | L.F. Wade International Airport |
| Location: | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'51"N by 64°40'42"W |
| Area Served: | Bermuda |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Bermuda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDA |
| More Information: | BDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS):
- Salinas Airport is the location of the annual California International Airshow, set at various times from early August to early October.
- The 548th Night Fighter Squadron was formed at Salinas in April 1944.
- Salinas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport three miles southeast of Salinas, in Monterey County, California, United States.
- Because of Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base 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 Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) is Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of SNS.
- Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) has 3 runways.
- The 71st Observation Group replaced the 69th in December 1941, moving in from Third Air Force at Birmingham Airport, Alabama.
- The furthest airport from Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,387 miles (18,326 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA):
- In 2006, the airport handled almost one million passengers and had 258 airline flight arrivals and departures weekly during the peak June – August summer season.
- Because of L.F. Wade International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at L.F. Wade International 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 furthest airport from L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Rottnest Airport (RTS), which is nearly antipodal to L.F. Wade International Airport (meaning L.F. Wade International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rottnest Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The former NATO hangar built in the early 1990s is now used for the airport's growing corporate jet traffic.
- The airport offers US Customs and Immigration preclearance, which means US-bound passengers clear Customs in Bermuda.
- The closest airport to L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), which is located 658 miles (1,059 kilometers) WNW of BDA.
- A small portion of the south-east corner of the airport was transformed in the 1990s into Bermuda Motorsports Park.
- L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 6 December 1952 A Cubana de Aviación DC-4 crashed after taking off from the airport killing 37 passengers out of 41 passengers and crew.
