Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Texas, United States and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Majors Airport (GVT), Greenville, Texas, United States and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,048 miles (or 1,686 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 Majors Airport and NAS Key West, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Majors Airport (GVT):

• The furthest airport from Majors Airport (GVT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,871 miles (17,496 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Majors Army Airfield was assigned initially to the Gulf Coast Training Center, the airport was at one point the home to approximately 5,000 pilots, support personnel, and civilian employees.
• In addition to being known as "Majors Airport", another name for GVT is "Majors Army Airfield".
• Because of Majors Airport's relatively low elevation of 535 feet, planes can take off or land at Majors 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.
• The closest airport to Majors Airport (GVT) is Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) ENE of GVT.
• Majors Airport (GVT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Majors AAF was inactivated on 18 July 1945 after the defeat of Germany.

Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• During the 1980s and 1990s, Fighter Squadron 45 was also based at NAS Key West to provide air combat adversary services with A-4 Skyhawk II, F-5E/F Freedom Fighter and F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft.
• On January 18, 1918, the first class of student aviators arrived for seaplane training, which launched the station's reputation as a premier training site for Naval Aviators, a reputation which continues today.
• The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
• Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 Key West was to become a focal point during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which posed the first doorstep threat to America in more than a century.
• During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
• Naval Air Base Key West pilots flew in search of German submarines resting on the surface to recharge batteries.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
• Naval Air Station Key West, is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.