Nonstop flight route between Salinas, California, United States and Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States and Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,555 miles (or 4,112 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 Scammon Bay 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 Scammon Bay 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):

• Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) has 3 runways.
• The 451st AAFBU concluded its training of replacement pilots in May 1945 and operations at the airfield were phased down to a standby status.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Scammon Bay Airport (SCM):

• The furthest airport from Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) is Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SCM.
• Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Scammon Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Scammon Bay 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.
• In addition to being known as "Scammon Bay Airport", another name for SCM is "PACM".