Nonstop flight route between Patuxent River, Maryland, United States and Jacobabad, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK), Patuxent River, Maryland, United States and Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG), Jacobabad, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,308 miles (or 11,760 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 Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase, 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 Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Air Station Patuxent River (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.
• 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.
• Commissioned on April 1, 1943 on land largely acquired through eminent domain, the air station grew rapidly in response to World War II and continued to evolve through the Cold War to the present.
• A duel of sorts between two of Maryland's top Democrats, U.S.
• 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.
• Research and development at NAS Patuxent River forged ahead in the 1970s.
• The station was formally commissioned "U.S.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Patuxent River", other names for NHK include "Trapnell Field" and "KNHK - FAA: NHK".
• On 1 April 1976, Patuxent River's air field was named after pioneering aviator VADM Frederick M.
• 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.
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) has 3 runways.

Facts about Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG):

• Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) has 2 runways.
• Because of Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase's relatively low elevation of 185 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase 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 Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (meaning Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) is Sukkur Airport (SKZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of JAG.