Nonstop flight route between Montauk, New York, United States and Tulare, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Montauk Airport (MTP), Montauk, New York, United States and Mefford Field (TLR), Tulare, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,550 miles (or 4,104 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 Montauk Airport and Mefford Field, 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 Montauk Airport and Mefford Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Montauk Airport (MTP):

• The closest airport to Montauk Airport (MTP) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of MTP.
• Montauk Airport (MTP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2007, Montauk Airport received two grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to install an Automated Weather Observing System to provide pilots with current weather conditions at the airport and a Precision Approach Path Indicator to visually alert pilots if they are on the glidepath while preparing to land.
• Because of Montauk Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Montauk 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 Montauk Airport (MTP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,811 miles (19,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Mefford Field (TLR):

• Mefford Field (TLR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Mefford Field covers an area of 206 acres at an elevation of 265 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Mefford Field (TLR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In addition to being known as "Mefford Field", another name for TLR is "Tulare Airport".
• Mefford Field is a public use airport in Tulare County, California, United States.
• Because of Mefford Field's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Mefford Field 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 closest airport to Mefford Field (TLR) is Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of TLR.
• Rankin Field became one of the 62 civilian-owned flying schools in the U.S.