Nonstop flight route between Bassein, Myanmar (Burma) and Santa Ana, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pathein Airport (BSX), Bassein, Myanmar (Burma) and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,343 miles (or 13,427 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 Pathein 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 Pathein Airport and MCAS El Toro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pathein Airport (BSX):

• The closest airport to Pathein Airport (BSX) is Yangon International Airport (RGN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) E of BSX.
• Pathein Airport (BSX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pathein Airport (BSX) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is located 11,801 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
• Because of Pathein Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Pathein 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.

Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
• The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.
• MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.