Nonstop flight route between Concord, New Hampshire, United States and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Concord Municipal Airport (CON), Concord, New Hampshire, United States and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,411 miles (or 2,270 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 Concord Municipal Airport and NAS Key West, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CON / KCON |
Airport Name: | Concord Municipal Airport |
Location: | Concord, New Hampshire, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'10"N by 71°30'7"W |
Area Served: | Concord, New Hampshire |
Operator/Owner: | City of Concord |
Airport Type: | General Aviation |
Elevation: | 346 feet (105 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CON |
More Information: | CON 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 Concord Municipal Airport (CON):
- Because of Concord Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 346 feet, planes can take off or land at Concord Municipal 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.
- Concord Municipal Airport (CON) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Concord Municipal Airport (CON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,704 miles (18,836 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Concord Aviation Services also provides full and self-service 100LL fuel and full-service Jet A fuel.
- The closest airport to Concord Municipal Airport (CON) is Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of CON.
- In addition, Concord Aviation Services does mechanical work in its main hangar, on both its own aircraft and those of customers.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- By 1943, German submarines were operating so near Key West that they were sinking allied ships within sight of land.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- The nation's southernmost Naval Base proved to be an ideal year-round training facility with rapid access to the open sea lanes and ideal flying conditions for Naval Aviation.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, NAS Key West's Trumbo Point Annex and Truman Annex waterfront pier areas served as the home port for the Pegasus-class hydrofoils of Patrol Hydrofoil Missile Squadron ONE.
- In the 1970s, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 relocated to NAS Key West from NAS Norfolk, Virginia with a mix of NC-121K, ERA-3B / TA-3B / KA-3B Skywarrior, EA-6A Intruder, EA-4F Skyhawk II, EP-3 Orion and the sole example of the EF-4B/EF-4J Phantom II aircraft.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- On a broader scale, NAS Key West's national security mission supports operational and readiness requirements for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Air National Guard and Army National Guard units, other federal agencies, and allied military forces.