Nonstop flight route between Cuneo, Italy and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cuneo International Airport (CUF), Cuneo, Italy and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,014 miles (or 8,069 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 Cuneo International Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Cuneo International Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUF / LIMZ |
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Location: | Cuneo, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°32'48"N by 7°37'23"E |
Area Served: | CuneoTurin |
Operator/Owner: | Società Gestione Aeroporto Cuneo (GEAC S.p.A.) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1267 feet (386 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUF |
More Information: | CUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cuneo International Airport (CUF):
- The furthest airport from Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cuneo International Airport (meaning Cuneo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,228 miles (19,680 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Cuneo International Airport handled 236,113 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Cuneo International Airport", another name for CUF is "Aeroporto Internazionale di Cuneo".
- Cuneo International Airport (CUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is Albenga Airport (ALL), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SE of CUF.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- On a broader scale, NAS Key West's national security mission supports operational and readiness requirements for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Air National Guard and Army National Guard units, other federal agencies, and allied military forces.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- During the 1980s and 1990s, Fighter Squadron 45 was also based at NAS Key West to provide air combat adversary services with A-4 Skyhawk II, F-5E/F Freedom Fighter and F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft.
- By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.
- On January 18, 1918, the first class of student aviators arrived for seaplane training, which launched the station's reputation as a premier training site for Naval Aviators, a reputation which continues today.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- The seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.