Nonstop flight route between Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA), Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,721 miles (or 5,988 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 General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport and MCAS El Toro, 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 General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport and MCAS El Toro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLA / SVBC |
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Location: | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°6'25"N by 64°41'21"W |
Area Served: | Barcelona, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | General |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLA |
More Information: | BLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Facts about General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA):
- General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport", another name for BLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General José Antonio Anzoátegui".
- The furthest airport from General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is nearly antipodal to General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (meaning General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
- Because of General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at General José Antonio Anzoátegui International 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 General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) ENE of BLA.
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- Before the site could be developed for civilian use, the Department of the Navy was required to perform environmental remediation to clean up contaminated soil on the site.
- The base headquarters was established on November 4, 1942 and the first landing occurred in late November when a Major Micheal Carmichael, flying from Camp Kearny, was forced to make an emergency landing among the construction equipment.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In 1993, MCAS El Toro was designated for closing by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and all of its activities were to be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
- The land area originally taken by the air station is planned to be converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park.