Nonstop flight route between Ely, Nevada, United States and Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States and JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,135 miles (or 3,436 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 Ely Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELY / KELY |
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Location: | Ely, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W |
Area Served: | Ely, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | White Pine County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6259 feet (1,908 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELY |
More Information: | ELY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):
- Airline flights started in 1955.
- The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
- On November 12, 2006 Air Midwest started flights to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada via Cedar City Regional Airport in Cedar City, Utah, The stop in Cedar City was due to the fact that McCarran Airport requires Transportation Security Administration screening not available at Ely Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
- The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- Prior to this event, NAS Lakehurst was the center of airship development in the United States and housed three of the U.S.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- Today the base is used for various Naval Aviation development programs.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.