Nonstop flight route between Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD), Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,541 miles (or 4,090 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 Mount Pleasant Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Mount Pleasant Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSD / |
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Location: | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°31'36"N by 111°28'33"W |
Area Served: | Mount Pleasant, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mount Pleasant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5830 feet (1,777 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSD |
More Information: | MSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD):
- The closest airport to Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) is Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of MSD.
- In addition to being known as "Mount Pleasant Airport", other names for MSD include "MSC" and "43U".
- The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,037 miles (17,762 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Mount Pleasant Airport's high elevation of 5,830 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MSD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MSD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places.
- The closing-down of the Guantanamo Prison has been requested by Amnesty International, the United Nations and the European Union.
- "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
- Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.