Nonstop flight route between Sialkot, Pakistan and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sialkot International Airport (SKT), Sialkot, Pakistan and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,187 miles (or 13,175 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 Sialkot International Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Sialkot International Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKT / OPST |
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Location: | Sialkot, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°32'8"N by 74°21'50"E |
Area Served: | Sialkot |
Operator/Owner: | Sialkot International Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKT |
More Information: | SKT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sialkot International Airport (SKT):
- The furthest airport from Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sialkot International Airport (meaning Sialkot International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,315 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport can be reached from Sialkot up to Sambrial by bus.
- The closest airport to Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of SKT.
- Sialkot International Airport main entrance
- Sialkot International Airport Tower
- Sialkot International Airport (SKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sialkot International Airport", another name for SKT is "سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
- Because of Sialkot International Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at Sialkot International 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.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- 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.
- By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.
- 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.
- In 1973, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1 began relocation from the closing NAS Albany, Georgia with its RA-5C Vigilante, TA-3B Skywarrior and TA-4F/J Skyhawk II aircraft.
- After World War I, the base was decommissioned and its personnel were transferred or released.
- 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.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.