Nonstop flight route between Salinas, California, United States and Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States and Podgorica Airport (TGD), Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,446 miles (or 10,373 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 Podgorica 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 Podgorica 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):

• Initially, IV Air Support Command used Salinas as a training base for photo-reconnaissance units.
• 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.
• 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.
• In December 1944 the 481st NFOTG was inactivated as part of an AAF reorganization.
• 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.
• The 548th Night Fighter Squadron was formed at Salinas in April 1944.

Facts about Podgorica Airport (TGD):

• Podgorica Airport is accessible by Podgorica - Bar road, via short detour.
• The closest airport to Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of TGD.
• Because of Podgorica Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Podgorica 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 Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Podgorica Airport", another name for TGD is "Аеродром Подгорица".
• Podgorica Airport (TGD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Podgorica Airport is a public international airport, but shares the main runway with Podgorica's military airbase.
• The improved taxiway system allowed for wide-body aircraft to be serviced at the airport.
• World War 2 brought an end to passenger traffic at the airfield.