Nonstop flight route between Santa Rosa, California, United States and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California, United States and Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,936 miles (or 4,724 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 Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport and Puerto Cabezas 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 Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport and Puerto Cabezas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STS / KSTS |
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Location: | Santa Rosa, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'32"N by 122°48'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STS |
More Information: | STS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUZ / MNPC |
Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
More Information: | PUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS):
- In addition to being known as "Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport", another name for STS is "Santa Rosa Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Commuter airlines flew smaller aircraft to San Francisco or San Jose from STS until 2001.
- The closest airport to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of STS.
- In August 2013 the airport started a project to decouple the ends of the two runways and extend runway 14/32 by 885 feet, to 6000 feet and extend runway 1/19 by 200 feet, to 5202 feet.
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) has 2 runways.
- Service to Las Vegas was stopped June 3, 2012.
- In early 2011 Alaska Airlines announced it would retire its Horizon brand.
- Because of Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County 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.
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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 closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.
- The terminal currently services daily regular flights by airline Avianca Nicaragua as well as for charter flights to Managua and other air terminals on the Atlantic Coast.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The new air terminal has a total area of 477 m2 and a 2,400 m2 parking lot for 30 vehicles.