Nonstop flight route between Lemoore, California, United States and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), Lemoore, California, United States and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,717 miles (or 10,810 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 Naval Air Station Lemoore and Ankang Wulipu 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 Naval Air Station Lemoore and Ankang Wulipu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC):

• Because of Naval Air Station Lemoore's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Lemoore 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.
• With the transfer of NAS Miramar to the United States Marine Corps, NAS Lemoore now hosts the Navy's entire west coast fighter/attack capability.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of NLC.
• Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Lemoore", other names for NLC include "Reeves Field" and "KNLC - FAA: NLC".
• The Navy also brought four new fleet squadrons to Naval Air Station Lemoore over the period 2001-2004.

Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):

• Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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 Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
• Civil flights first started in the 1964 but ceased in 1986.