Nonstop flight route between El Centro, California, United States and Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK), El Centro, California, United States and Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 541 miles (or 871 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 Facility El Centro and Battle Mountain Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NJK / KNJK |
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| Location: | El Centro, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'45"N by 115°40'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Naval Air Facility |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NJK |
| More Information: | NJK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAM / KBAM |
| Airport Name: | Battle Mountain Airport |
| Location: | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°35'58"N by 116°52'33"W |
| Area Served: | Battle Mountain, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Lander County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4532 feet (1,381 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAM |
| More Information: | BAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK):
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,532 miles (18,558 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) is Imperial County Airport (IPL), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) E of NJK.
- The facility was commissioned on May 1, 1946, as a Naval Air Station.
- The addition of the Display and Debriefing Subsystem, known as DDS, expanded the role of NAF El Centro to include air combat training by utilizing remote television, acoustical and laser scoring systems.
- Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Facility El Centro", another name for NJK is "KNJK - FAA: NJK".
Facts about Battle Mountain Airport (BAM):
- Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) has 2 runways.
- BAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base which is run by the Bureau of Land Management.
- The furthest airport from Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,030 miles (17,752 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Battle Mountain Airport's high elevation of 4,532 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of BAM.
