Nonstop flight route between Aarhus, Denmark and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aarhus Airport (AAR), Aarhus, Denmark and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,394 miles (or 8,680 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 Aarhus Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Aarhus Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAR / EKAH |
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Location: | Aarhus, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°18'15"N by 10°37'9"E |
Area Served: | Aarhus, Denmark |
Operator/Owner: | Aarhus Lufthavn A/S |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAR |
More Information: | AAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Aarhus Airport (AAR):
- Aarhus Airport (AAR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Aarhus Airport", another name for AAR is "Aarhus Lufthavn".
- The current passenger terminal dates from 1981 with renovations performed between 2007 and 2009.
- Aarhus Airport handled 45,991 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Aarhus Airport (AAR) is Karup Airport (KRP), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of AAR.
- The airport was built in 1943 by German occupying forces and was used as a Cold War military base for the Danish and other allied airforces until the 1990s.
- Many travellers to or from Aarhus use the larger Billund Airport instead, located 96 km away by road.
- The furthest airport from Aarhus Airport (AAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,519 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Aarhus Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Aarhus 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.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- Moffett Field's "Hangar One" and the row of World War II blimp hangars are still some of the largest unsupported structures in the country.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal 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.
- In 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
- Upon taking jurisdiction of Moffett Field, the Army took on the high cost of Hangar One's maintenance and wanted to inactivate the facility.
- Moffett Field's Hangars Two and Three were built at the beginning of WWII for a program of coastal defense.
- Hangars #2 and #3 are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.