Nonstop flight route between Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andavadoaka Airport (DVD), Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,029 miles (or 17,749 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 Andavadoaka Airport and MCAS Miramar,, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DVD / |
Airport Name: | Andavadoaka Airport |
Location: | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°6'39"S by 43°16'14"E |
Area Served: | Andavadoaka, Madagascar |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from DVD |
More Information: | DVD 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 Andavadoaka Airport (DVD):
- The furthest airport from Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,244 miles (18,095 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) is Morombe Airport (MXM), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of DVD.
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- 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.
- The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
- 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.
- In 2006, the San Diego County Proposition A proposed obtaining 3000 acres at MCAS Miramar to develop a commercial airport.
- Kumeyaay Native Americans were the first inhabitants in the vicinity of the base.
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- In 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Marine Corps Air Station Tustin be closed down and that NAS Miramar be transferred to the Marine Corps.