Nonstop flight route between Adrar, Algeria and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR), Adrar, Algeria and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,548 miles (or 10,538 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZR / DAUA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Adrar, Algeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°50'16"N by 0°11'10"W | 
| Area Served: | Adrar, Algeria | 
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AZR | 
| More Information: | AZR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'4"N by 117°8'30"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NKX | 
| More Information: | NKX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR):
- The furthest airport from Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 11,882 miles (19,122 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
- In addition to being known as "Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport", another name for AZR is "Touat Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (Adrar)".
- Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir 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 Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) is In Salah Airport (INZ), which is located 170 miles (274 kilometers) ESE of AZR.
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- The big Privateers proved too heavy for the asphalt concrete runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
- Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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.
- In 2005, the BRAC Commission directed instructor pilots and support personnel from Miramar to Eglin AFB in Florida, sufficient to stand up the Marine Corps' portion of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Program Training Site.
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
- The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
- In 1999, MCAS El Toro and MCAS Tustin were closed and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing returned to Miramar when it officially became Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
- The furthest airport from MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
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- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.




