Nonstop flight route between David, Chiriquí Province, Panama and Marysville, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV), David, Chiriquí Province, Panama and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,212 miles (or 5,170 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 Enrique Malek International Airport and Beale Air Force Base, 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 Enrique Malek International Airport and Beale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV):

• The furthest airport from Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Malek International Airport (meaning Enrique Malek International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of DAV.
• Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Known as David Field or San Jose Field during World War II, the airport was an auxiliary of Howard Field.
• In addition to being known as "Enrique Malek International Airport", another name for DAV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek".
• On 9 January 1970, an attempt was made to hijack a Douglas C-47 of RAPSA.
• Because of Enrique Malek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Malek International 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.
• An estimated US$12,000,000.00 improvement fund has been passed by the Panamanian legislature that will include runway expansion.

Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):

• In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
• In 1948, Camp Beale became Beale AFB, its mission being to train bombardier navigators in radar techniques.
• In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
• In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
• On 24 May 1962, during a contractor checkout, a blast rocked launcher 1 at complex 4C at Chico, destroying a Titan I and causing heavy damage to the silo.
• The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On 1 July 1979, the 7th Missile Warning Squadron brought a PAVE Phased Array Warning System radar site to Beale, a Protection Level 1, 10-story structure that can detect possible attack by land-based and sea-launched ballistic missiles.
• The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.