Nonstop flight route between Boca Raton, Florida, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BCT to NKX:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BCT Airport Information
- NKX Airport Information
- Facts about BCT
- Facts about NKX
- Map of Nearest Airports to BCT
- List of Nearest Airports to BCT
- Map of Furthest Airports from BCT
- List of Furthest Airports from BCT
- Map of Nearest Airports to NKX
- List of Nearest Airports to NKX
- Map of Furthest Airports from NKX
- List of Furthest Airports from NKX
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida, United States and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,257 miles (or 3,633 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 Boca Raton Airport and MCAS Miramar,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCT / KBCT |
| Airport Name: | Boca Raton Airport |
| Location: | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°22'42"N by 80°6'28"W |
| Area Served: | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Florida |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCT |
| More Information: | BCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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 Boca Raton Airport (BCT):
- The Boca Raton Airport is publicly owned and is designated as a general aviation transport facility governed by a seven member Authority appointed by the City of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County Commission.
- The airport suffered more than $12 million worth of damage to hangars when Hurricane Wilma passed through the area in October 2005.
- The Boca Raton Airport was established in 1936.
- The furthest airport from Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boca Raton Airport (BCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Boca Raton Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of BCT.
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- During World War I, the U.S.
- The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
- During the 1930s, the Navy briefly used the air base for helium dirigibles.
- 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".
- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- On 30 January 2010 a new National Cemetery was dedicated at the northwest corner of MCAS Miramar.
- In 2006, the San Diego County Proposition A proposed obtaining 3000 acres at MCAS Miramar to develop a commercial airport.
- By the time World War II began, Miramar was already undergoing a “precautionary” renovation.
- 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.
