Nonstop flight route between Monroeville, Alabama, United States and Santa Ana, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monroe County Airport (MVC), Monroeville, Alabama, United States and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,769 miles (or 2,847 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 Monroe County Airport and MCAS El Toro, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Monroe County Airport (MVC):

• Monroe County Airport (MVC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Monroe County Airport's relatively low elevation of 419 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe County 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 closest airport to Monroe County Airport (MVC) is NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSE of MVC.
• The furthest airport from Monroe County Airport (MVC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,123 miles (17,900 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):

• The land area originally taken by the air station is planned to be converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park.
• Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.
• The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
• The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
• The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
• The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
• Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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 battle between pro-airport and anti-airport groups dominated Orange County politics for much of the late 1990s and early 2000s.