Nonstop flight route between Juliaca, Peru and Concord, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL), Juliaca, Peru and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,993 miles (or 8,036 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 Inca Manco Cápac International Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base, 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 Inca Manco Cápac International Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL):

• Because of Inca Manco Cápac International Airport's high elevation of 12,552 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JUL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JUL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) is Chu Lai Airport (VCL), which is nearly antipodal to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (meaning Inca Manco Cápac International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chu Lai Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam.
• Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) WSW of JUL.

Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):

• Another plane crashed on April 13, 2004, shortly after leaving Buchanan Field.
• The closest airport to Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
• In 1946 the War Assets Administration returned the airport to the County.
• Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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.
• On the evening of December 23, 1985 a Beechcraft Baron N1494G, executing a missed instrument approach procedure from an approach to runway 19R, lost control and crashed into the roof of the Macy's Department Store at nearby Sunvalley Mall, killing the pilot and two passengers and seriously injuring 84 Christmas shoppers in the crowded mall, mainly by spraying them with burning fuel.
• The furthest airport from Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.
• Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.