Nonstop flight route between Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Palmar Sur, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), Palmar Sur, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,578 miles (or 2,539 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Palmar Sur Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGP / KNGP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'32"N by 97°17'27"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy | 
| Airport Type: | Naval Air Station | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NGP | 
| More Information: | NGP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMZ / MRPM | 
| Airport Name: | Palmar Sur Airport | 
| Location: | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°57'3"N by 83°28'6"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PMZ | 
| More Information: | PMZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):
- Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".
- A naval air station for Corpus Christi had been proposed since the mid-1930s, and the city's congressman, Richard M.
- Other aircraft found at NAS Corpus Christi include the UH-1N Huey, a helicopter used primarily for search and rescue, as well as P-3 Orions and RQ-1 Predators.
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
- NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the Corpus Christi Army Depot, the largest helicopter repair facility in the world.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ):
- The closest airport to Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) is Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of PMZ.
- Because of Palmar Sur Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmar Sur 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 Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Palmar Sur Airport (meaning Palmar Sur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,212 miles (19,654 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) currently has only 1 runway.




