Nonstop flight route between Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU), Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,411 miles (or 7,099 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 Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini 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 Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUU / SPNC |
| Airport Name: | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini |
| Location: | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°52'43"S by 76°12'17"W |
| Area Served: | Huánuco |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6070 feet (1,850 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUU |
| More Information: | HUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
| Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
| Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
| More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU):
- Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini's high elevation of 6,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HUU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HUU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) is Tingo María Airport (TGI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNE of HUU.
- The furthest airport from Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) is Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS), which is nearly antipodal to Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (meaning Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
- 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.
- The adjacent NASA Ames Research Center is also home to several wind tunnels, including the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex.
- Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.
- 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.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- On 1 July 1994, NAS Moffett Field was closed as a naval air station and turned over to the NASA Ames Research Center.
- In 2006, an offer to clean the hangar and coat its outsides with solar panels to recoup the costs of cleaning was floated by a private company, but the plan never saw fruition because it was too costly.
- Upon taking jurisdiction of Moffett Field, the Army took on the high cost of Hangar One's maintenance and wanted to inactivate the facility.
- By far the most famous and visible sites are Hangars #1, #2, and #3, which dwarf the surrounding buildings.
- The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
