Nonstop flight route between Cafunfo, Angola and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF), Cafunfo, Angola and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,075 miles (or 11,386 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 Aeroporto de Cafunfo and NAS Key West, 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 Aeroporto de Cafunfo and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFF / FNCF |
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| Location: | Cafunfo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°47'0"S by 17°59'26"E |
| Area Served: | Cafunfo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2775 feet (846 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFF |
| More Information: | CFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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| Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
| More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF):
- In addition to being known as "Aeroporto de Cafunfo", another name for CFF is "Aeroporto de Cafunfo (Cafunfo)".
- The closest airport to Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) is Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CFF.
- The furthest airport from Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,868 miles (19,100 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- Due to its superb flying weather, NAS Key West has also hosted several permanent detachments of the fighter and strike fighter Fleet Replacement Squadrons at NAS Oceana, Virginia.
- After World War I, the base was decommissioned and its personnel were transferred or released.
- Naval Base Key West was reopened just prior to the United States' entry into World War II to support Navy destroyers, submarines, patrol craft and PBY flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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.
- NAS Key West was to become a focal point during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which posed the first doorstep threat to America in more than a century.
- During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
