Nonstop flight route between Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan and Mountain View, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zhezkazgan Airport (DZN), Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,524 miles (or 10,500 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 Zhezkazgan Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Zhezkazgan Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zhezkazgan Airport (DZN):

• Zhezkazgan Airport (DZN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Zhezkazgan Airport (DZN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,009 miles (17,717 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Zhezkazgan Airport (DZN) is Arkalyk (AYK), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) N of DZN.

Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1931, the city of Sunnyvale acquired a 1,000 acres parcel of farmland bordering San Francisco Bay, paid for with nearly $480,000 raised by the citizens of Santa Clara County, then "sold" the parcel for $1 to the US government as a home base for the Navy airship USS Macon.
• Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
• Moffett Federal Airfield has occasional air traffic, with an average of 5-10 flights landing per day.
• A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
• By far the most famous and visible sites are Hangars #1, #2, and #3, which dwarf the surrounding buildings.
• In 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
• On April 16, 1942, control of the facility was returned to the Navy and it was re-commissioned as NAS Sunnyvale.
• The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
• Moffett Field's Hangars Two and Three were built at the beginning of WWII for a program of coastal defense.
• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.