Nonstop flight route between Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB), Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,419 miles (or 2,284 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 Lebanon Municipal Airport and NAS Key West, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEB / KLEB |
| Airport Name: | Lebanon Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'33"N by 72°18'15"W |
| Area Served: | Lebanon, New Hampshire |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lebanon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 603 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEB |
| More Information: | LEB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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| Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
| More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB):
- The furthest airport from Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,658 miles (18,762 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In recent years, the airport has struggled due to competition with the much larger Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, 65 miles away.Colgan Air formerly offered non-stop flights from Lebanon to New York-La Guardia Airport operating as US Airways Express.
- The closest airport to Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) is Parlin Field (NWH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of LEB.
- Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) has 2 runways.
- Lebanon Municipal Airport covers an area of 563 acres at an elevation of 603 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Lebanon Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 603 feet, planes can take off or land at Lebanon Municipal 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.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- Naval Base Key West was reopened just prior to the United States' entry into World War II to support Navy destroyers, submarines, patrol craft and PBY flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
- 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.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- In 1946, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 was established at NAS Key West and for the next three decades conducted airborne antisubmarine warfare systems evaluation out of Boca Chica, while Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 conducted Atlantic Fleet helicopter fleet replacement training in the SH-3 Sea King out of the former seaplane base at Trumbo Point.
- On 5 October 2001, Naval Air Station Key West was temporarily downgraded and redesignated as Naval Air Facility Key West, but on 1 April 2003, the air facility was upgraded and restored back to full air station status as Naval Air Station Key West.
