Nonstop flight route between Lemoore, California, United States and Merced, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), Lemoore, California, United States and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 73 miles (or 117 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 Lemoore and Merced Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLC / KNLC |
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Location: | Lemoore, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'59"N by 119°57'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 234 feet (71 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLC |
More Information: | NLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCE / KMCE |
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Location: | Merced, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
Area Served: | Merced, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC):
- Because of Naval Air Station Lemoore's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Lemoore 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 addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Lemoore", other names for NLC include "Reeves Field" and "KNLC - FAA: NLC".
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of NLC.
- With the transfer of NAS Miramar to the United States Marine Corps, NAS Lemoore now hosts the Navy's entire west coast fighter/attack capability.
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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.
- Between 1957 and 2007, Merced Regional Airport hosted the annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In.
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On March 6, 2009 the city council voted to change the name from Merced Municipal Airport to Merced Regional Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
- The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1946 United Airlines built offices and a terminal building and began one Douglas DC-3 flight each way a day.