Nonstop flight route between Alpe d'Huez, France and El Centro, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ), Alpe d'Huez, France and Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK), El Centro, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,934 miles (or 9,550 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 Alpe d'Huez Airport and Naval Air Facility El Centro, 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 Alpe d'Huez Airport and Naval Air Facility El Centro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHZ / LFHU |
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Location: | Alpe d'Huez, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°5'16"N by 6°5'5"E |
Area Served: | Alpe d'Huez, Rhône-Alpes, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6037 feet (1,840 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHZ |
More Information: | AHZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NJK / KNJK |
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Location: | El Centro, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'45"N by 115°40'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Naval Air Facility |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NJK |
More Information: | NJK Maps & Info |
Facts about Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ):
- Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alpe d'Huez Airport", another name for AHZ is "L'altiport de l'Alpe d'Huez".
- The closest airport to Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) is Méribel Airport (MFX), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) NE of AHZ.
- Because of Alpe d'Huez Airport's high elevation of 6,037 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alpe d'Huez Airport (meaning Alpe d'Huez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,283 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK):
- The facility was commissioned on May 1, 1946, as a Naval Air Station.
- Much of the movie "Jarhead" was filmed around El Centro and many of the extras from the movie were from NAF El Centro.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Facility El Centro", another name for NJK is "KNJK - FAA: NJK".
- Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) has 2 runways.
- For the first 35 years, the mission of NAF El Centro was devoted to aeronautical escape system testing, evaluation, and design.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) is Imperial County Airport (IPL), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) E of NJK.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,532 miles (18,558 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Apart from "touch and go" landings and take-offs, aircrews use the many ranges at NAF El Centro to develop their skills.