Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Indiana, Pennsylvania, 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI), Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,119 miles (or 1,801 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart 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: | IDI / KIDI |
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| Location: | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'55"N by 79°6'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1405 feet (428 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IDI |
| More Information: | IDI Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- Due to its superb flying weather, NAS Key West has also hosted several permanent detachments of the fighter and strike fighter Fleet Replacement Squadrons at NAS Oceana, Virginia.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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 is a state-of-the-art training facility for air-to-air combat fighter aircraft of all military services, with perfect flying weather year round and unparalleled aerial ranges that offer aircrew training within minutes after takeoff.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- 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.
- 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.
- Naval Base Key West was reopened just prior to the United States' entry into World War II to support Navy destroyers, submarines, patrol craft and PBY flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
Facts about Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI):
- Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport", another name for IDI is "Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field)".
- The closest airport to Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of IDI.
