Nonstop flight route between Napa, California, United States and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Napa County Airport (APC), Napa, California, United States and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,246 miles (or 3,614 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 relatively short distance between Napa County Airport and Forbes Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APC / KAPC |
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Location: | Napa, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°12'47"N by 122°16'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Napa County |
Airport Type: | Public Public Works |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from APC |
More Information: | APC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Napa County Airport (APC):
- Napa County Airport is a public airport five miles south of Napa, in Napa County, California.
- In addition to being known as "Napa County Airport", another name for APC is "Napa Army Airfield".
- During 2008 the airport's 1960-era control tower received extensive radio, plumbing and electrical upgrades and renovations funded by the federal government.
- The closest airport to Napa County Airport (APC) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of APC.
- Because of Napa County Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Napa County 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.
- Napa County Airport (APC) has 3 runways.
- The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Napa Flight Strip.
- The furthest airport from Napa County Airport (APC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,330 miles (18,233 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- Barney Dreyfuss "hated cheap home runs and vowed he'd have none in his park", which led him to design a large playing field for Forbes Field.
- Forbes Field had an original capacity of 25,000, the largest in the league at the time.
- Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- "Pittsburg can now boast of the world's finest baseball park.
- A ceremony is held each October 13 at the outfield wall in Oakland to listen to a taped broadcast of the final game of the 1960 World Series.
- With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.