Nonstop flight route between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX), Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,234 miles (or 5,204 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport and San Francisco 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport and San Francisco 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX):

• The furthest airport from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,270 miles (18,137 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) is St. Anthony Airport (YAY), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of YBX.

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• 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.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• 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 (SFO) has 4 runways.
• SFO has expanded through the decades.
• 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.
• Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
• SFO is owned and policed by the City and County of San Francisco, but is located in and entirely surrounded by adjacent San Mateo County.
• In summer 2011, Lufthansa and Air France operated the Airbus A380 at SFO seasonally, the first A380 scheduled service to the airport.
• On July 14, 2008, SFO was voted Best International Airport in North America for 2008 in the World Airports Survey by Skytrax.
• 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.