Nonstop flight route between Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,007 miles (or 9,667 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 Campo dos Amarais State Airport and MCAS Miramar,, 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 Campo dos Amarais State Airport and MCAS Miramar,. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPQ / SDAM |
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Location: | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°51'33"S by 47°6'29"W |
Area Served: | Campinas |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2008 feet (612 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPQ |
More Information: | CPQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'4"N by 117°8'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NKX |
More Information: | NKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ):
- Campo dos Amarais Airport, also known as Amarais Airport, is an airport serving Campinas, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Campo dos Amarais State Airport (meaning Campo dos Amarais State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,206 miles (19,644 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Campo dos Amarais State Airport handled 28,194 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) is Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) S of CPQ.
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Campinas.
- In addition to being known as "Campo dos Amarais State Airport", another name for CPQ is "Aeroporto Estadual Campo dos Amarais".
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- During the 1930s, the Navy briefly used the air base for helium dirigibles.
- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
- In 2006, the San Diego County Proposition A proposed obtaining 3000 acres at MCAS Miramar to develop a commercial airport.
- The big Privateers proved too heavy for the asphalt concrete runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
- The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
- Only the western half of Miramar’s facilities were put to use, and the old station literally began to deteriorate, with many buildings sold as scrap.
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
- During the 1940s, both the Navy and the Marine Corps occupied Miramar.
- Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, formerly Naval Auxiliary Air Station Miramar and Naval Air Station Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
- Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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 furthest airport from MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.