Nonstop flight route between Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,873 miles (or 3,015 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 Ciudad Constitución 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: | CUA / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°3'14"N by 111°36'53"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Comondú | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CUA | 
| More Information: | CUA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA):
- The closest airport to Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) is Loreto International Airport (LTO), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) NNE of CUA.
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad Constitución Airport", other names for CUA include "Aeropuerto Nacional de Ciudad Constitución" and "MMDA".
- The furthest airport from Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ciudad Constitución Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Ciudad Constitución 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 NAS Key West (NQX):
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- In 1973, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1 began relocation from the closing NAS Albany, Georgia with its RA-5C Vigilante, TA-3B Skywarrior and TA-4F/J Skyhawk II aircraft.
- 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]".
- 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 seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.
- 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.
- 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.




