Nonstop flight route between Keene, New Hampshire, United States and Santa Ana, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN), Keene, New Hampshire, United States and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,514 miles (or 4,046 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 Dillant–Hopkins Airport and MCAS El Toro, 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 Dillant–Hopkins Airport and MCAS El Toro. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN):

• The closest airport to Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) is Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of EEN.
• Because of Dillant–Hopkins Airport's relatively low elevation of 149 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillant–Hopkins 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.
• Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) has 2 runways.
• Dillant–Hopkins Airport is a general aviation airport located 2 miles south of the central business district of Keene, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA.
• In 1953 Dillant–Hopkins hosted an air show which brought flying teams from the US Air Force and US Navy to Keene.
• The furthest airport from Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,700 miles (18,830 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1945 a steel hangar was constructed at the airport which would also see local operations moved to it from West Keene.

Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):

• The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
• Over the years, the VOCs had seeped into the groundwater, resulting in a plume of contaminated groundwater extending for three miles to the west of the station.
• Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
• The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
• The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.
• The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
• The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.