Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and San Diego, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 636 miles (or 1,024 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 relatively short distance between El Paso International Airport and NAS North Island, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):

• Serving General Aviation at El Paso International Airport, Cutter Aviation established a Fixed Base Operation in 1982.
• During World War II, the airport was a United States Army Air Forces training base.
• The city of El Paso built the first El Paso Municipal Airport near the east side of the Franklin Mountains in 1928.
• El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
• The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
• El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
• At the end of the war the airfield was deemed excess by the military and returned to the local government for civil use.
• In 1934, Varney Speed Lines operated at the old El Paso Municipal Airport.

Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):

• Even the base's first commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Earl W.
• In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
• The Commanding Officer of NAS North Island is also the Commanding Officer, Naval Base Coronado.
• North Island derived its name from the original geography.
• North Island was commissioned a Naval Air Station in 1917, called Naval Air Station San Diego until 1955.
• The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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.
• NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.