Nonstop flight route between Marana, Arizona, United States and Galveston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pinal Airpark (MZJ), Marana, Arizona, United States and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,001 miles (or 1,610 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 Pinal Airpark and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZJ / KMZJ |
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Location: | Marana, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°30'34"N by 111°19'31"W |
Area Served: | Marana, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Pinal County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1893 feet (577 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MZJ |
More Information: | MZJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
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Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Pinal Airpark (MZJ):
- Pinal Airpark covers an area of 2,080 acres at an elevation of 1,893 feet above mean sea level.
- Its main purpose is to act as a boneyard for civilian commercial aircraft.
- The Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site and other numerous National Guard units are located inside SAHP.
- The furthest airport from Pinal Airpark (MZJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,496 miles (18,502 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The infrastructure installed at Marana during World War II was extensive.
- The closest airport to Pinal Airpark (MZJ) is Marana Regional Airport (AVW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of MZJ.
- Pinal Airpark is the home of Marana Aerospace Solutions, Evergreen Trade Inc., and Silverbell Army Heliport.
- In addition to being known as "Pinal Airpark", another name for MZJ is "Marana Army Airfield".
- Pinal Airpark (MZJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- The Field was primarily used for replacement crew gunnery training by the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group, with targets being towed to the gunnery range at nearby Oyster Bay.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- In January 1943, Galveston AAFld.