Nonstop flight route between Marana, Arizona, United States and Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pinal Airpark (MZJ), Marana, Arizona, United States and Lanzarote Airport (ACE), Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,578 miles (or 8,977 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 Pinal Airpark and Lanzarote Airport, 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 Pinal Airpark and Lanzarote Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZJ / KMZJ |
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Location: | Marana, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°30'34"N by 111°19'31"W |
Area Served: | Marana, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Pinal County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1893 feet (577 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MZJ |
More Information: | MZJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACE / GCRR |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°56'44"N by 13°36'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACE |
More Information: | ACE Maps & Info |
Facts about Pinal Airpark (MZJ):
- The infrastructure installed at Marana during World War II was extensive.
- The furthest airport from Pinal Airpark (MZJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,496 miles (18,502 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Pinal Airpark covers an area of 2,080 acres at an elevation of 1,893 feet above mean sea level.
- Pinal Airpark (MZJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The majority of the aircraft at Pinal Airpark formerly belonged to Northwest Airlines, though many other airlines are represented as well.
- Marana became the headquarters of all Central Intelligence Agency air operations during the Vietnam War years, when it was the primary facility of Intermountain Airlines, a wholly owned CIA "front" company which was used to supply covert operations in Southeast Asia & elsewhere.
- The closest airport to Pinal Airpark (MZJ) is Marana Regional Airport (AVW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of MZJ.
- In addition to being known as "Pinal Airpark", another name for MZJ is "Marana Army Airfield".
Facts about Lanzarote Airport (ACE):
- In 1999 a new passenger terminal opened, with a capacity of 6 million passengers per annum.
- In addition to being known as "Lanzarote Airport", another name for ACE is "Aeropuerto de Lanzarote".
- Because of Lanzarote Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Lanzarote 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 furthest airport from Lanzarote Airport (ACE) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Lanzarote Airport (meaning Lanzarote Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,343 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lanzarote Airport (ACE) is Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of ACE.
- Lanzarote Airport handled 5,334,598 passengers last year.
- Lanzarote Airport (ACE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lanzarote Airport, also known as Arrecife Airport, is the airport serving the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.