Nonstop flight route between La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport (LAP), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 799 miles (or 1,286 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 Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport and MCAS El Toro, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAP / MMLP |
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Location: | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 24ツー4'21"N by 110ツー21'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacテュfico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAP |
More Information: | LAP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33ツー40'33"N by 117ツー43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport (LAP):
- Because of Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn 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.
- The closest airport to Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport (LAP) is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of LAP.
- Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport (LAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport (LAP) is Sir Gaテォtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn International Airport", another name for LAP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Mテ。rquez de Leテウn".
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Rテゥunion.
- Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.
- In May 1942, Lieutenant Colonel William Fox was directed to select the sites for all of the Marine Corps' West Coast air stations.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- In 1993, MCAS El Toro was designated for closing by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and all of its activities were to be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- The Department of the Navy hired the General Services Administration and Los Angeles-based Colliers International to assist in the sale of MCAS El Toro.
- This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
- Those against the airport proposal were largely residents of the cities in the immediate vicinity of El Toro, such as Irvine, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Dana Point, and Mission Viejo, where residents were alarmed at the idea of the aircraft noise.
- The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
- The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.