Nonstop flight route between Imperial Beach, California, United States and Presque Isle, Maine, 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI), Presque Isle, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,737 miles (or 4,404 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle. 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: | PQI / KPQI |
Airport Name: | Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle |
Location: | Presque Isle, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'20"N by 68°2'40"W |
Area Served: | Presque Isle, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | City of Presque Isle |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 534 feet (163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQI |
More Information: | PQI Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- Presently OLF Imperial Beach encompasses 1,204 acres with 270 of those acres leased out for agricultural purposes and 284 acres leased to the State of California for a wildlife refuge at the southeast corner by the base itself.
- 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.
- 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".
- Along with the halt of construction on base, the helicopter squadrons all were moved to NAS North Island.
- 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.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- 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 Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI):
- The closest airport to Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) N of PQI.
- Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle covers an area of 1,489 acres at an elevation of 534 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle's relatively low elevation of 534 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle 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.
- During World War II, the federal government appropriated the airport, establishing an air base for planes bound to and from Great Britain.
- Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,570 miles (18,620 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.