Nonstop flight route between Yakima, Washington, United States and San Luis Obispo, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yakima Air Terminal (YKM), Yakima, Washington, United States and San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP), San Luis Obispo, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 783 miles (or 1,260 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 Yakima Air Terminal and San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Yakima Air Terminal (YKM):

• Yakima Air Terminal covers 825 acres at an elevation of 1,099 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of YKM.
• The furthest airport from Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Yakima Air Terminal is a public airport three miles south of Yakima, in Yakima County, Washington.
• Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Yakima Air Terminal", another name for YKM is "McAllister Field".

Facts about San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP):

• The federal government took over the airport during World War II and turned control back to the county in 1946.
• The closest airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SBP.
• San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport", another name for SBP is "McChesney Field".
• San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, McChesney Field, is near San Luis Obispo, California.
• After the 1981 demise of Swift Aire following an unsuccessful merger with Golden Gate Airlines, Wings West Airlines established its headquarters in San Luis Obispo and flew several turboprop types operating as American Eagle including the BAe Jetstream 31 and 32, Beechcraft C99, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and Saab 340.
• Because of San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at San Luis Obispo County Regional 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.
• In 1940 hard surface runways and lights were installed by the War Department.
• The furthest airport from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.