Nonstop flight route between Djerba, Tunisia and El Centro, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE), Djerba, Tunisia and Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK), El Centro, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,664 miles (or 10,724 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 Djerba–Zarzis International Airport and Naval Air Facility El Centro, 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 Djerba–Zarzis International Airport and Naval Air Facility El Centro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE):

• In addition to being known as "Djerba–Zarzis International Airport", other names for DJE include "Aéroport international de Djerba-Zarzis" and "مطار جربة جرجيس الدولي".
• Because of Djerba–Zarzis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Djerba–Zarzis 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.
• Djerba–Zarzis International Airport handled 1,781,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) is Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) W of DJE.
• Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Facts about Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK):

• NAF El Centro is the winter home of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) is Imperial County Airport (IPL), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) E of NJK.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,532 miles (18,558 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Naval Air Facility El Centro or NAF El Centro is a military airport located six miles northwest of El Centro, in Imperial County, California, USA.
• The facility has two operating runways.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Facility El Centro", another name for NJK is "KNJK - FAA: NJK".
• The addition of the Display and Debriefing Subsystem, known as DDS, expanded the role of NAF El Centro to include air combat training by utilizing remote television, acoustical and laser scoring systems.
• Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) has 2 runways.