Nonstop flight route between Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mullewa Airport (MXU), Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,299 miles (or 14,966 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 Mullewa Airport and MCAS El Toro, 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 Mullewa Airport and MCAS El Toro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXU / YMWA |
Airport Name: | Mullewa Airport |
Location: | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°28'26"S by 115°31'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mullewa Shire Council |
Elevation: | 950 feet (290 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MXU |
More Information: | MXU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mullewa Airport (MXU):
- The furthest airport from Mullewa Airport (MXU) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Mullewa Airport (meaning Mullewa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Because of Mullewa Airport's relatively low elevation of 950 feet, planes can take off or land at Mullewa 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.
- The closest airport to Mullewa Airport (MXU) is Geraldton Airport (GET), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of MXU.
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- The Department of the Navy hired the General Services Administration and Los Angeles-based Colliers International to assist in the sale of MCAS El Toro.
- During the presidency of Richard M.
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.
- The land area originally taken by the air station is planned to be converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park.
- The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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 closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- In 1950, El Toro was selected as a permanent Master Jet Station for the Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific.
- Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California.