Nonstop flight route between Salinas, California, United States and Gomel, Belarus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States and Gomel Airport (GME), Gomel, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,058 miles (or 9,749 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 Gomel 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 Gomel 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: | GME / UMGG |
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Location: | Gomel, Belarus |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°31'36"N by 31°1'0"E |
Area Served: | Gomel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GME |
More Information: | GME Maps & Info |
Facts about Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS):
- Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) has 3 runways.
- 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 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.
- The move of the Army Air Forces Night Fighter School to Hammer Field, California dictated the move of the 360th Fighter Group to Santa Maria AAF in January 1944.
- The last observation group at Salinas was the 70th Observation Group, being moved from Second Air Force in Washington.
- The 71st Observation Group replaced the 69th in December 1941, moving in from Third Air Force at Birmingham Airport, Alabama.
- 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.
- In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
- 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 Gomel Airport (GME):
- In addition to being known as "Gomel Airport", other names for GME include "Аэрапорт Гомель" and "Аэропорт Гомель".
- The closest airport to Gomel Airport (GME) is Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of GME.
- Besides Belarusian air companies, Latvian flag carrier "airBaltic" serviced flights between Gomel and Riga in 2006, but this destination is now defunct.
- Gomel Airport (GME) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gomel Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Gomel 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 Gomel Airport (GME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,046 miles (17,777 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.