Nonstop flight route between Imperial Beach, California, United States and New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States and New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB), New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,587 miles (or 4,164 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 Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach and New Bedford Regional 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 Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach and New Bedford Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
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Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EWB / KEWB |
Airport Name: | New Bedford Regional Airport |
Location: | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°40'33"N by 70°57'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of New Bedford |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EWB |
More Information: | EWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- In 1951, Ream Field Imperial Beach became home to its first helicopter squadron when HU-1 moved on board.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- When Imperial Beach was designated on Outlying Field, this put a halt to a master plan developed on 1967 to determine the facilities required to support units assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- In 1943, the present runways were built and construction on the installation’s buildings began, and on 17 July 1943 Naval Auxiliary Air Station Ream Field was commissioned.
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB):
- The furthest airport from New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,808 miles (19,003 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Northeast Airlines, a major east coast carrier, provided frequent scheduled airline service throughout the 1950s and 1960s until it was bought by Delta Air Lines who eventually cut service to New Bedford.
- Over the past ten years, the FAA, the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission, and the New Bedford Airport Commission proposed an expansion project to develop New Bedford Regional Airport into a regional air cargo facility.
- The airport was also the former home to Delta Connection Academy, a flight training school associated with the Bridgewater State College.
- New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is Newport State Airport (NPT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WSW of EWB.
- Because of New Bedford Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at New Bedford Regional 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.
- Due to this opposition, in addition to environmental and safety concerns of the FAA that were not fully addressed by the expansion planning, the plan to extend the runway was rejected by the Airport Commission on May 4, 2005.
- New Bedford Regional Airport was constructed between 1940 and 1942 as a commercial airport, but was soon drafted into use for the U.S.