Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,587 miles (or 4,164 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 Marin County Airport and Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 Marin County Airport and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):

• The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
• In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
• In 1968 the County of Marin bought the airport and moved it to its present location.
• Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
• Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The typical Gnoss Field crosswind landing conditions on runway 31 are a stronger than reported headwind on right base and, in a typical training aircraft, a slight amount of wind shear about 100 feet before the runway 31 threshold, settling down to a steady crosswind - but then adding to a slight headwind component, just past the near west side hangars.
• There is a plan to extend the length of Gnoss' runway by 1100', to 4400'.
• Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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 Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE):

• The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,642 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) has 2 runways.
• The airport was built in 1941 to train Naval Aviators during World War II, and named West Prospect Satellite Field.
• The airport is home to two rare Florida native species of animal, the Gopher Tortoise and the Florida Burrowing Owl.
• Because of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 closest airport to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of FXE.