Nonstop flight route between El Centro, California, United States and Eugene, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK), El Centro, California, United States and Eugene Airport (EUG), Eugene, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 880 miles (or 1,416 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 Eugene Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK):

• 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".
• Much of the movie "Jarhead" was filmed around El Centro and many of the extras from the movie were from NAF El Centro.
• 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 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.
• The facility was commissioned on May 1, 1946, as a Naval Air Station.
• For the first 35 years, the mission of NAF El Centro was devoted to aeronautical escape system testing, evaluation, and design.
• The facility has two operating runways.
• 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.

Facts about Eugene Airport (EUG):

• Eugene Flight Center, a flight school and charter operation, operates on the north end of the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Eugene Airport", another name for EUG is "Mahlon Sweet FieldEugene Municipal Airport".
• At the request of Mahlon Sweet the original Eugene Air Park was built in 1919 at what is now the southeast corner of West 18th Avenue and Chambers Street.
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Because of Eugene Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Eugene 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 Eugene Airport (EUG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,007 miles (17,714 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Eugene Airport (EUG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Eugene Airport (EUG) is Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of EUG.