Nonstop flight route between Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia and Santa Barbara, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baikal International Airport (UUD), Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,829 miles (or 9,380 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 Baikal International Airport and Santa Barbara 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 Baikal International Airport and Santa Barbara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baikal International Airport (UUD):

• In addition to being known as "Baikal International Airport", another name for UUD is "Международный Аэропорт Байкал".
• The furthest airport from Baikal International Airport (UUD) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is nearly antipodal to Baikal International Airport (meaning Baikal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• The closest airport to Baikal International Airport (UUD) is International Airport Irkutsk (IKT), which is located 133 miles (215 kilometers) WNW of UUD.
• Baikal International Airport (UUD) has 3 runways.

Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):

• Because of Santa Barbara Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Barbara 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.
• Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.
• On August 18, 2011 the airport opened a new 72,000 square foot terminal to add to the single story terminal built by United Airlines in 1942.
• The furthest airport from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• It is near the University of California, Santa Barbara and the city of Goleta.
• In the 1951 war film Flying Leathernecks, John Wayne's character was stationed in Goleta.
• In addition to regularly scheduled flights offered by other airlines, Surf Air operates service to Burbank and San Carlos in California using seven seat Pilatus PC-12 turboprops via a membership only, pay-as-you-fly program.
• Santa Barbara's aviation history began in 1914 when Lincoln J.
• The closest airport to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.