Nonstop flight route between Luena, Moxico Province, Angola and Point Mugu, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luena Airport (LUO), Luena, Moxico Province, Angola and Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD), Point Mugu, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,436 miles (or 15,186 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 Luena Airport and Naval Air Station Point Mugu, 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 Luena Airport and Naval Air Station Point Mugu. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Luena Airport (LUO):

• Luena Airport (LUO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Luena Airport's high elevation of 4,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Luena Airport (LUO) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) S of LUO.
• In addition to being known as "Luena Airport", other names for LUO include "Aeroporto de Luena/Luso (Luena)" and "Aeroporto de Luena".
• The furthest airport from Luena Airport (LUO) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,824 miles (19,028 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD):

• Naval Air Station Point Mogu is a former United States Navy air station that operated from 1942 to 2000 in California.
• Point Mugu was the airfield used by former President Ronald Reagan during his presidency on visits to his Santa Barbara ranch.
• Because of Naval Air Station Point Mugu's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Point Mugu 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.
• Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,492 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) is Oxnard Airport (OXR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NW of NTD.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Point Mugu", another name for NTD is "Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)".