Nonstop flight route between Santa Barbara, California, United States and Dolpa, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN), Santa Barbara, California, United States and Dolpa Airport (DOP), Dolpa, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,834 miles (or 12,608 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 Santa Cruz Island Airport and Dolpa 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 Santa Cruz Island Airport and Dolpa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZN / KSZN |
Airport Name: | Santa Cruz Island Airport |
Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'38"N by 119°54'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Nature Conservancy |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZN |
More Information: | SZN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOP / VNDP |
Airport Name: | Dolpa Airport |
Location: | Dolpa, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°59'8"N by 82°49'9"E |
Area Served: | Dolpa, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8200 feet (2,499 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DOP |
More Information: | DOP Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN):
- Because of Santa Cruz Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Cruz Island 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 Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) is Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of SZN.
- Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Dolpa Airport (DOP):
- Dolpa Airport (DOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dolpa Airport (DOP) is Jumla Airport (JUM), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of DOP.
- Because of Dolpa Airport's high elevation of 8,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DOP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DOP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dolpa Airport (DOP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,680 miles (18,798 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.