Nonstop flight route between La Isabela, Dominican Republic and Tulare, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Isabela International Airport (JBQ), La Isabela, Dominican Republic and Mefford Field (TLR), Tulare, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,223 miles (or 5,186 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 La Isabela International Airport and Mefford Field, 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 La Isabela International Airport and Mefford Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about La Isabela International Airport (JBQ):

• The closest airport to La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of JBQ.
• Because of La Isabela International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at La Isabela International 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.
• La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to La Isabela International Airport (meaning La Isabela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,072 miles (19,427 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "La Isabela International Airport", another name for JBQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Dr. Joaquin Balaguer[1]".
• La Isabela Airport is the major hub for Dominican airlines that operate small airplanes for example Air Century.
• La Isabela International Airport handled 48,732 passengers last year.

Facts about Mefford Field (TLR):

• In addition to being known as "Mefford Field", another name for TLR is "Tulare Airport".
• Mefford Field, a civilian airfield located in Tulare, CA, served as the temporary site for the Rankin Aeronautical Academy, a flight school to teach United States Army Air Corps flight cadets.
• The furthest airport from Mefford Field (TLR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Mefford Field (TLR) is Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of TLR.
• Because of Mefford Field's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Mefford Field 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.
• As Rankin Academy moved to its permanent site, Mefford Field returned to daily operations as a civilian airfield, which it continues to do to this day.
• Mefford Field (TLR) currently has only 1 runway.