Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Bratislava, Slovakia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States and Bratislava Airport (BTS), Bratislava, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,168 miles (or 9,926 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 MCAS Miramar, and Bratislava Airport, 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 MCAS Miramar, and Bratislava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'4"N by 117°8'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NKX |
| More Information: | NKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTS / LZIB |
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| Location: | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°10'12"N by 17°12'46"E |
| Area Served: | Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Bratislava, a.s. (BTS) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTS |
| More Information: | BTS Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- The furthest airport from MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
- In 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Marine Corps Air Station Tustin be closed down and that NAS Miramar be transferred to the Marine Corps.
- MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
- Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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.
- On 30 January 2010 a new National Cemetery was dedicated at the northwest corner of MCAS Miramar.
- Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St.
- The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
- In 1947, the Marines moved to MCAS El Toro in Orange County, California, and Miramar was redesignated as NAAS Miramar.
Facts about Bratislava Airport (BTS):
- The first regular flight between Prague and Bratislava occurred in 1923, by the new-formed carrier Czechoslovak Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Bratislava Airport", other names for BTS include "Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport" and "Letisko M. R. Štefánika".
- Because of Bratislava Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at Bratislava 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 Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bratislava Airport handled 1,416,117 passengers last year.
- Bratislava Airport (BTS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Vienna International Airport (VIE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BTS.
