Nonstop flight route between Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI), Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,986 miles (or 3,197 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 relatively short distance between Shelbyville Municipal Airport and San Francisco International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI):

• The furthest airport from Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,211 miles (18,042 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Shelbyville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Shelbyville Municipal 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 Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of SYI.
• In addition to being known as "Shelbyville Municipal Airport", another name for SYI is "Bomar Field".

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• A long-planned extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system to the airport opened on June 22, 2003, allowing passengers to board BART trains at the international terminal to San Francisco or the East Bay.
• The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
• The airport opened on May 7, 1927, on 150 acres of cow pasture.
• SFO experiences delays in overcast weather when only two of the airport's four runways can be used at a time because the centerlines of the parallel runways are only 750 feet apart.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• SFO's international terminal was designed by Craig W.
• Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco International 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On July 14, 2008, SFO was voted Best International Airport in North America for 2008 in the World Airports Survey by Skytrax.
• San Francisco International Airport is an international airport located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco, California, near Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.