Nonstop flight route between Van Nuys, California, United States and Santiago, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States and Cibao International Airport (STI), Santiago, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,094 miles (or 4,979 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 Van Nuys Airport and Cibao International 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 Van Nuys Airport and Cibao International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):

• Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• A major part of the science fiction classic Silent Running was filmed at the Van Nuys Airport in March 1971.
• Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
• Van Nuys Airport was also a location for filming of Metallica's music video for "The Memory Remains" and pop-punk band Blink-182's music video for "All The Small Things".

Facts about Cibao International Airport (STI):

• Cibao International Airport also known as Santiago Airport, is located in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second largest city.
• Cibao International Airport (STI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cibao International Airport (STI) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Cibao International Airport (meaning Cibao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Cibao International Airport (STI) is Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of STI.
• On January 9, 2009, Spirit Airlines announced operations to Santiago City from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting on June 21, 2009.
• The runway length is 2,620 m, which can support all types of passenger airliners.
• The Cibao International Airport infrastructure consists of the main international terminal, domestic terminal and a cargo terminal.
• Because of Cibao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Cibao 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 airport was inaugurated on March 18, 2002 with two direct flights to San Juan operated by American Eagle.
• American Airlines operates a daily flight to Miami using the Boeing 737-800.
• Cibao International Airport handled 1,092,229 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Cibao International Airport", another name for STI is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao".