Nonstop flight route between Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wings Field (BBX), Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,357 miles (or 3,793 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 Wings Field and MCAS Miramar,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBX / KLOM | 
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| Location: | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°8'15"N by 75°15'54"W | 
| Area Served: | Philadelphia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Wings Field Preservation Assoc. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BBX | 
| More Information: | BBX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX | 
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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 Wings Field (BBX):
- The furthest airport from Wings Field (BBX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,723 miles (18,866 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Wings Field covers 217 acres and has one asphalt runway, 6/24, 3,700 x 75 ft.
 - Wings Field (BBX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Wings Field", another name for BBX is "LOM".
 - Because of Wings Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Wings Field 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 Wings Field (BBX) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NE of BBX.
 
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- The airfield is named Mitscher Field after Admiral M.A.
 - 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.
 - By the time World War II began, Miramar was already undergoing a “precautionary” renovation.
 - 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.
 - 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 addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
 - On 30 January 2010 a new National Cemetery was dedicated at the northwest corner of MCAS Miramar.
 - The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
 - MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
 
