Nonstop flight route between Mojave, California, United States and Raton, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), Mojave, California, United States and Raton Municipal Airport (RTN), Raton, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 772 miles (or 1,242 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 Mojave Air and Space Port and Raton Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHV / KMHV |
Airport Name: | Mojave Air and Space Port |
Location: | Mojave, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°3'33"N by 118°9'6"W |
Area Served: | Mojave, California |
Operator/Owner: | Kern County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHV |
More Information: | MHV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTN / KRTN |
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Location: | Raton, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'30"N by 104°30'7"W |
Area Served: | Raton, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Raton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6352 feet (1,936 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTN |
More Information: | RTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV):
- The closest airport to Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) is Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of MHV.
- Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) has 3 runways.
- Due to the Mojave Spaceport's unique location and facilities, a number of movies, TV shows and commercials have been filmed on location here.
- The Mojave airport is also known as a storage location for commercial airliners, due to the vast area and dry desert conditions.
- The furthest airport from Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Flight testing activities have been centered at Mojave since the early 1970s, due to the lack of populated areas surrounding the airport.
Facts about Raton Municipal Airport (RTN):
- Because of Raton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,352 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Raton Municipal Airport", another name for RTN is "Crews Field".
- Raton Municipal Airport is a city owned, public airport 12 miles southwest of Raton, in Colfax County, New Mexico.
- The closest airport to Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Perry Stokes Airport (TAD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of RTN.
- Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,053 miles (17,788 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Until around 1954 Continental Airlines stopped there, a DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but Raton may not have seen an airliner since then.