Nonstop flight route between Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 658 miles (or 1,058 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport and NAS North Island, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GJT / KGJT |
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Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'21"N by 108°31'36"W |
Area Served: | Grand Junction MSA |
Operator/Owner: | Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4858 feet (1,481 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GJT |
More Information: | GJT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZY / KNZY |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'57"N by 117°12'55"W |
Area Served: | Naval Base Coronado |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZY |
More Information: | NZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT):
- The furthest airport from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,014 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".
- The only mainline jets at Grand Junction now are Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80s several days a week nonstop to Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
- Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 2,357 acres at an elevation of 4,858 feet.
- Because of Grand Junction Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GJT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GJT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of GJT.
Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):
- In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
- North Island was commissioned a Naval Air Station in 1917, called Naval Air Station San Diego until 1955.
- NAS North Island also operates two other airfields in the Southern California region.
- Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.
- In 1914, then-unknown aircraft builder Glenn Martin took off and demonstrated his pusher aircraft over the island with a flight that included the first parachute jump in the San Diego area.
- Even the base's first commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Earl W.
- NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.
- Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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.