Nonstop flight route between Vidalia, Georgia, United States and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI), Vidalia, Georgia, United States and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,280 miles (or 3,669 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 Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield 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 Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI):

• The furthest airport from Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 275 feet, planes can take off or land at Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield 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 airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940.
• Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) is Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of VDI.
• Vidalia Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of the city Vidalia, in Toombs County, Georgia, United States.

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• The FAA has warned that the airport's control tower would be unable to withstand a major earthquake and has requested that it be replaced.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.
• 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.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
• 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.
• 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.
• SFO was also one of the first U.S.
• BART is SFO's connection to Caltrain at the Millbrae Station, which requires a transfer at the San Bruno station during most of BART's weekday operating hours.
• In summer 2011, Lufthansa and Air France operated the Airbus A380 at SFO seasonally, the first A380 scheduled service to the airport.
• 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.