Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Bonanza Airport (BZA), Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,827 miles (or 4,550 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 Beale Air Force Base and Bonanza Airport, 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 Beale Air Force Base and Bonanza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
| More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZA / MNBZ |
| Airport Name: | Bonanza Airport |
| Location: | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'30"N by 84°37'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Republica de Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 597 feet (182 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZA |
| More Information: | BZA Maps & Info |
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
- In 1952 Beale AFB was placed in inactive status for conversion to an operational airbase.
- In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- In July 1965 the wing was redesignated the 456th Bombardment Wing, Heavy with the inactivation of the Titan I Missile squadron but continued to fly the B-52 and KC-135.
- In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Bonanza Airport (BZA):
- The closest airport to Bonanza Airport (BZA) is Siuna Airport (SIU), which is located 25 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of BZA.
- The furthest airport from Bonanza Airport (BZA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bonanza Airport (meaning Bonanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Bonanza Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonanza 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.
- Bonanza Airport (BZA) currently has only 1 runway.
