Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Ada, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Ada Municipal Airport (ADT), Ada, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,141 miles (or 1,837 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 NAS Key West and Ada Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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| Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
| More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADT / KADH |
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| Location: | Ada, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'15"N by 96°40'17"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1016 feet (310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADT |
| More Information: | ADT Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- On a broader scale, NAS Key West's national security mission supports operational and readiness requirements for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Air National Guard and Army National Guard units, other federal agencies, and allied military forces.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- On January 18, 1918, the first class of student aviators arrived for seaplane training, which launched the station's reputation as a premier training site for Naval Aviators, a reputation which continues today.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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.
- Naval Air Station Key West, is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- After World War II ended, NAS Key West was retained as a training facility.
- During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, NAS Key West's Trumbo Point Annex and Truman Annex waterfront pier areas served as the home port for the Pegasus-class hydrofoils of Patrol Hydrofoil Missile Squadron ONE.
- The air station is also host to several tenant commands, including Fighter Squadron Composite 111, Strike Fighter Squadron 106 Detachment Key West, the U.S.
- Naval Air Base Key West pilots flew in search of German submarines resting on the surface to recharge batteries.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- NAS Key West was to become a focal point during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which posed the first doorstep threat to America in more than a century.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Ada Municipal Airport (ADT):
- The closest airport to Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) is Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of ADT.
- In addition to being known as "Ada Municipal Airport", another name for ADT is "ADH".
- Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) has 2 runways.
- Ada Municipal Airport is a public airport located two miles north of the central business district of Ada, a city in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States.
- The furthest airport from Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,835 miles (17,437 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
