Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montgomery Field (MYF), San Diego, California, United States and Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,342 miles (or 5,379 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 Montgomery Field and Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport, 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 Montgomery Field and Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYF / KMYF |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°48'56"N by 117°8'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 427 feet (130 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYF |
More Information: | MYF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport |
Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Montgomery Field (MYF):
- Because of Montgomery Field's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery 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 airport opened in July 1940 as "Gibbs Field" as an all-way clay and gravel surface airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Montgomery Field", another name for MYF is "Gibbs AF Auxiliary Field".
- Montgomery Field (MYF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Montgomery Field (MYF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Montgomery Field (MYF) is MCAS Miramar, (NKX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) N of MYF.
- The field was named for John J.
Facts about Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS):
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS) is Diego JimĂ©nez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- Because of Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez 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 Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- When anti-military demonstrators started flocking into Vieques, both by air and sea, in 1999, Vieques Airport saw a considerable increase to its normal yearly average of passengers.
- Early in 2005, plans were announced to expand the airport's lone runway, so that the airport can accept flights by smaller jets.
- Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.