Nonstop flight route between Salinas, California, United States and Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States and Göteborg City Airport (GSE), Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,378 miles (or 8,654 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 Göteborg City 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 Göteborg City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS):

• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• Until 1962 United Airlines had one Convair each way a day, but when they left no one replaced them and SNS has rarely appeared in the Airline Guide since.
• 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.
• 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.
• Initially, IV Air Support Command used Salinas as a training base for photo-reconnaissance units.
• 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.
• Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) has 3 runways.
• Salinas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport three miles southeast of Salinas, in Monterey County, California, United States.
• The airfield opened in late 1941 as Salinas Army Air Field.

Facts about Göteborg City Airport (GSE):

• Because of Göteborg City Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Göteborg City 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.
• It is possible to use normal suburban buses, which stop at the main road 600 m from the terminal.
• The closest airport to Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of GSE.
• Taxis and rental cars are available at the airport.
• Göteborg City Airport (GSE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Göteborg City Airport", another name for GSE is "Gothenburg City Airport".
• Göteborg City Airport, formerly known as Säve Flygplats, is Gothenburg's second international airport, located 5 NM north-west from the centre of Gothenburg on the island of Hisingen, Bohuslän, Sweden.