Nonstop flight route between Patuxent River, Maryland, United States and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK), Patuxent River, Maryland, United States and Beaver County Airport (BFP), Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 273 miles (or 439 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 Patuxent River and Beaver County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK):

• In 1937, the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics sought to consolidate aviation test programs, previously being conducted at several stations, including Dahlgren and Norfolk, the Washington Navy Yard, Naval Air Station Anacostia in Washington, D.C., and the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• The base was also was used as a filming location for the Harrison Ford film Random Hearts.
• Cooperation with the British also led to transatlantic visits to PAX River by RAF squadrons.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Patuxent River", other names for NHK include "Trapnell Field" and "KNHK - FAA: NHK".
• Because of Naval Air Station Patuxent River's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River 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.
• A highway extension to the new air station was required by the project—250,000 tons of material were transported by either truck or water routes during a year of construction.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) is St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of NHK.
• Situated on a peninsula between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patuxent River, NAS Patuxent River is located on 6,400 acres of what was once prime farmland, consisting of several large plantations, Mattapony, Susquehanna, and Cedar Point, as well as numerous tenant and sharecropper properties and a few clusters of vacation homes.
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) has 3 runways.

Facts about Beaver County Airport (BFP):

• In addition to being known as "Beaver County Airport", another name for BFP is "BVI".
• The furthest airport from Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Moore Aviation Inc offers flight training in single and multi engine aircraft from the Cessna and Piper aircraft families.
• The closest airport to Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSE of BFP.
• Beaver County Airport (BFP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Beaver County Airport is a county-owned public airport three miles northwest of Beaver Falls, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania