Nonstop flight route between Žilina, Slovakia and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Žilina Airport (ILZ), Žilina, Slovakia and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,386 miles (or 8,668 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 Žilina Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Žilina Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Žilina Airport (ILZ):

• In addition to being known as "Žilina Airport", another name for ILZ is "Letisko Žilina".
• Žilina Airport (ILZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NW of ILZ.
• The furthest airport from Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,630 miles (18,717 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
• 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.
• In the late summer of 1994, NAS Key West also served as a primary staging base for Operations SUPPORT DEMOCRACY and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY in Haiti.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• Naval Air Base Key West pilots flew in search of German submarines resting on the surface to recharge batteries.
• 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.
• Naval Base Key West was reopened just prior to the United States' entry into World War II to support Navy destroyers, submarines, patrol craft and PBY flying boat and amphibious aircraft.