Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Long Semado Airport (LSM), Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,134 miles (or 16,308 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 NAS Key West and Long Semado 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 NAS Key West and Long Semado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSM / WBGD |
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Location: | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°12'59"N by 115°34'58"E |
Area Served: | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2150 feet (655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSM |
More Information: | LSM Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On 5 October 2001, Naval Air Station Key West was temporarily downgraded and redesignated as Naval Air Facility Key West, but on 1 April 2003, the air facility was upgraded and restored back to full air station status as Naval Air Station Key West.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- The seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- In the 1970s, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 relocated to NAS Key West from NAS Norfolk, Virginia with a mix of NC-121K, ERA-3B / TA-3B / KA-3B Skywarrior, EA-6A Intruder, EA-4F Skyhawk II, EP-3 Orion and the sole example of the EF-4B/EF-4J Phantom II aircraft.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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.
Facts about Long Semado Airport (LSM):
- The furthest airport from Long Semado Airport (LSM) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Semado Airport (meaning Long Semado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Long Semado Airport (LSM) is Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of LSM.
- Long Semado Airport (LSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Long Semado Airport", another name for LSM is "Lapangan Terbang Long Semado".