Nonstop flight route between Ängelholm, Sweden and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH), Ängelholm, Sweden and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,579 miles (or 8,978 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 Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport and MCAS El Toro, 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 Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport and MCAS El Toro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGH / ESTA |
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Location: | Ängelholm, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°17'45"N by 12°50'49"E |
Area Served: | Northwestern Skåne |
Operator/Owner: | PEAB |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 68 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGH |
More Information: | AGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH):
- Because of Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 68 feet, planes can take off or land at Ängelholm–Helsingborg 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.
- The closest airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) is Halmstad Airport (HAD), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) N of AGH.
- Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport", another name for AGH is "Ängelholm–Helsingborg flygplats".
- The furthest airport from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,482 miles (18,479 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.
- The Department of the Navy hired the General Services Administration and Los Angeles-based Colliers International to assist in the sale of MCAS El Toro.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
- The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
- Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.