Nonstop flight route between Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clorinda Airport (CLX), Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,666 miles (or 9,118 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 Clorinda 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 Clorinda 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: | CLX / SATC |
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| Location: | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°18'17"S by 57°44'5"W |
| Area Served: | Clorinda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLX |
| More Information: | CLX 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 Clorinda Airport (CLX):
- Clorinda Airport (CLX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Clorinda Airport (CLX) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is nearly antipodal to Clorinda Airport (meaning Clorinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
- Because of Clorinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Clorinda 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.
- In addition to being known as "Clorinda Airport", other names for CLX include "Clorinda Airport (Clorinda)" and "Aeropuerto Clorinda".
- The closest airport to Clorinda Airport (CLX) is Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of CLX.
Facts about MCAS El Toro (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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- In May 1942, Lieutenant Colonel William Fox was directed to select the sites for all of the Marine Corps' West Coast air stations.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- 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.
