Nonstop flight route between Fangatau, French Polynesia and Kingsville, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fangatau Airport (FGU), Fangatau, French Polynesia and Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI), Kingsville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,157 miles (or 6,691 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 Fangatau Airport and Naval Air Station Kingsville, 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 Fangatau Airport and Naval Air Station Kingsville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGU / NTGB |
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Location: | Fangatau, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°49'10"S by 140°53'12"W |
Area Served: | Fangatau, Tuamotu, French Polynesia |
Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FGU |
More Information: | FGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQI / KNQI |
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Location: | Kingsville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°30'25"N by 97°48'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQI |
More Information: | NQI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fangatau Airport (FGU):
- Fangatau Airport (FGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fangatau Airport (FGU) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) W of FGU.
- The furthest airport from Fangatau Airport (FGU) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is nearly antipodal to Fangatau Airport (meaning Fangatau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Massawa International Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Massawa, Eritrea.
- In addition to being known as "Fangatau Airport", another name for FGU is "Aérodrome de Fangatau".
- Because of Fangatau Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Fangatau 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 Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Kingsville", another name for NQI is "KNQI - FAA: NQI".
- Because of Naval Air Station Kingsville's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Kingsville 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 NAS Kingsville Operations Department operates the airfield and provides services to support operations of activity, tenant, and transiting aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,916 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) is Alice International Airport (ALI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of NQI.
- NAS Kingsville also organizes and hosts the annual Wings Over South Texas Air Show.
- Naval Air Station Kingsville or NAS Kingsville is a military airport located 3 miles east of Kingsville, Texas.