Nonstop flight route between Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nangan Airport (LZN), Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,645 miles (or 13,913 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 Nangan Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Nangan Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Nangan Airport (LZN):

• Because of Nangan Airport's relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Nangan 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.
• Nangan Airport (LZN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nangan Airport (LZN) is Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of LZN.
• In addition to being known as "Nangan Airport", other names for LZN include "南竿航空站馬祖南竿機場" and "Nángān HángkōngzhànMǎzǔ Nángān Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Nangan Airport (LZN) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Nangan Airport (meaning Nangan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,841 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.

Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
• In the 1970s, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 relocated to NAS Key West from NAS Norfolk, Virginia with a mix of NC-121K, ERA-3B / TA-3B / KA-3B Skywarrior, EA-6A Intruder, EA-4F Skyhawk II, EP-3 Orion and the sole example of the EF-4B/EF-4J Phantom II aircraft.
• 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.
• 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.
• The nation's southernmost Naval Base proved to be an ideal year-round training facility with rapid access to the open sea lanes and ideal flying conditions for Naval Aviation.
• 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.
• After World War I, the base was decommissioned and its personnel were transferred or released.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".