Nonstop flight route between Jordan, Montana, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jordan Airport (JDN), Jordan, Montana, United States and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,133 miles (or 1,823 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 Jordan Airport and MCAS Miramar,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JDN / KJDN |
| Airport Name: | Jordan Airport |
| Location: | Jordan, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°19'44"N by 106°57'10"W |
| Area Served: | Jordan, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | Garfield County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2662 feet (811 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JDN |
| More Information: | JDN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'4"N by 117°8'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NKX |
| More Information: | NKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Jordan Airport (JDN):
- The closest airport to Jordan Airport (JDN) is Glasgow International Airport (GGW), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNE of JDN.
- The furthest airport from Jordan Airport (JDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,455 miles (16,826 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Jordan Airport (JDN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- The big Privateers proved too heavy for the asphalt concrete runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
- In October 1972, Miramar welcomed the F-14 Tomcat and fighter squadron VF-124, a former Fleet Replacement Squadron was tasked with the mission to train new Tomcat crews.
- The furthest airport from MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
- Only the western half of Miramar’s facilities were put to use, and the old station literally began to deteriorate, with many buildings sold as scrap.
- In 2005, the BRAC Commission directed instructor pilots and support personnel from Miramar to Eglin AFB in Florida, sufficient to stand up the Marine Corps' portion of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Program Training Site.
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
- Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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 MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
- By the time World War II began, Miramar was already undergoing a “precautionary” renovation.
