Nonstop flight route between Seville, Spain and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seville Airport (SVQ), Seville, Spain and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,974 miles (or 8,005 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 Seville Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, 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 Seville Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seville Airport (SVQ):

• Because of Seville Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Seville 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 Seville Airport (SVQ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is nearly antipodal to Seville Airport (meaning Seville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Auckland Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Mangere, New Zealand.
• Travelling by Taxi is a low cost and convenient way to get from the airport to the city centre, especially if you have a family or a lot of luggage.
• In 1989, with a focus on the Seville Expo '92, the apron was extended, and a new access from the national motorway N-IV was opened.
• In addition to being known as "Seville Airport", another name for SVQ is "Aeropuerto de Sevilla".
• Seville Airport handled 428,748 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Seville Airport (SVQ) is Jerez Airport (XRY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) S of SVQ.
• Seville Airport (SVQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1929 the first flight was operated between Madrid and Seville and in 1930, this was extended to the Canary Islands.

Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• Several years later in 1927, Ellington's status was again threatened as local city leaders began to discuss the construction of a municipal airport.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.
• For the first months of operation, Ellington Field had no pilot fatalities.
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
• In May 1923, the War Department had ordered the small caretaker force at Ellington Field to dismantle all remaining structures and to sell them as surplus.
• Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".