Nonstop flight route between Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 656 miles (or 1,056 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOP / KMOP |
Airport Name: | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport |
Location: | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'18"N by 84°44'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mt. Pleasant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOP |
More Information: | MOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTU / KNTU |
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Location: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'14"N by 76°1'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
Airport Type: | Naval air station |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTU |
More Information: | NTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP):
- Because of Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Pleasant 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.
- The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,181 miles (17,994 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) is Gratiot Community Airport (AMN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of MOP.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
- Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011.