Nonstop flight route between Skikda, Algeria and Jacksonville, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skikda Airport (SKI), Skikda, Algeria and NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,935 miles (or 7,942 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 Skikda Airport and NAS Jacksonville, 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 Skikda Airport and NAS Jacksonville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKI / DABP |
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Location: | Skikda, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E |
Area Served: | Skikda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKI |
More Information: | SKI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIP / KNIP |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°14'8"N by 81°40'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIP |
More Information: | NIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Skikda Airport (SKI):
- The closest airport to Skikda Airport (SKI) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of SKI.
- In addition to being known as "Skikda Airport", another name for SKI is "Skikda Airport (Skikda)".
- Because of Skikda Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Skikda 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.
- Skikda Airport (SKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Skikda Airport (SKI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):
- In addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
- In 1970, a major reorganization of the Naval Reserve resulted in three separate Naval Air Reserve flying squadrons, identical to their active duty Regular Navy counterparts, being activated at NAS Jacksonville.
- The furthest airport from NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,444 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- During World War I, the area now occupied by NAS Jacksonville, often referred to colloquially as "NAS Jax", was named Camp Joseph E.
- The closest airport to NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of NIP.
- Because of NAS Jacksonville's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Jacksonville 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.
- NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
- During the late 1940s, the jet age was dawning and in 1948 the Navy’s first jet carrier air groups and squadrons came to NAS Jacksonville.
- Today, 23,000 civilian and active-duty personnel are employed on the base.