Nonstop flight route between Millington, Tennessee, United States and Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Millington Regional Jetport (NQA), Millington, Tennessee, United States and Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 912 miles (or 1,467 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 Millington Regional Jetport and Santa Fe Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQA / KNQA |
| Airport Name: | Millington Regional Jetport |
| Location: | Millington, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°21'24"N by 89°52'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Millington Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 320 feet (98 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQA |
| More Information: | NQA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAF / KSAF |
| Airport Name: | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°37'1"N by 106°5'21"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Fe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6348 feet (1,935 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAF |
| More Information: | SAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Millington Regional Jetport (NQA):
- Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- For the next twenty years, the government used the property for various purposes and for a time leased the airfield to a flying service.
- The furthest airport from Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,018 miles (17,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of NQA.
- Because of Millington Regional Jetport's relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Millington Regional Jetport 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.
Facts about Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF):
- The completion of the environmental impact statement was announced on February 26, 2009, but neither Delta or American Airlines immediately announced any resumption of their intentions to serve the facility, citing changed economic conditions.
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) has 3 runways.
- Trans World Airlines had a flight a day each way until 1960.
- The closest airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) is Los Alamos Airport (LAM), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of SAF.
- The furthest airport from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,167 miles (17,972 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On December 19, 2012, it was announced that ExpressJet Airlines, operating as United Express on behalf of United Airlines, would initiate double daily regional jet service to Denver International Airport beginning May 1, 2013.
- The airport had nonstop and direct Douglas DC-9s to Dallas Love Field, continuing to Houston, on Texas International Airlines, and nonstop to Phoenix, AZ on America West Express Beechcraft 1900Cs operated by Mesa Airlines.
- Because of Santa Fe Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,348 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport had seen an increase in airline flights in recent years, with 43,329 passenger boardings in calendar year 2011 and 47,847 in 2012.
