Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,029 miles (or 1,656 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 Lencero 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 El Lencero Airport (JAL):

• Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation.
• The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
• El Lencero Airport is an airport located at Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
• In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.
• The only airport runway is 08–26 with 3,127 feet of elevation, paved, 1,780 meters long and 30 meters wide.
• In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
• El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about NAS Key West (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.
• The nation's southernmost Naval Base proved to be an ideal year-round training facility with rapid access to the open sea lanes and ideal flying conditions for Naval Aviation.
• Due to its superb flying weather, NAS Key West has also hosted several permanent detachments of the fighter and strike fighter Fleet Replacement Squadrons at NAS Oceana, Virginia.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
• 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.
• The seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.
• 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.
• 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.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.