Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT), La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,988 miles (or 8,027 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 NAS Key West and La Môle – Saint-Tropez 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 NAS Key West and La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• Naval Air Base Key West pilots flew in search of German submarines resting on the surface to recharge batteries.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
• By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The nation's southernmost Naval Base proved to be an ideal year-round training facility with rapid access to the open sea lanes and ideal flying conditions for Naval Aviation.
• In 1946, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 was established at NAS Key West and for the next three decades conducted airborne antisubmarine warfare systems evaluation out of Boca Chica, while Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 conducted Atlantic Fleet helicopter fleet replacement training in the SH-3 Sea King out of the former seaplane base at Trumbo Point.
• 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.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
• 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.

Facts about La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT):

• In 2006, it handled 7,197 passenger flights, including 5,847 international and 6,898 freight movements.
• La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The terminal can handle up to 40,000 passengers per year.
• The closest airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) is Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of LTT.
• The furthest airport from La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (meaning La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,769 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport buildings comprise a terminal building with a floor area of 750 m² featuring a bar, a hangar of 1,200 m², a gas station for Avgas aviation fuel and a weather station.
• In addition to being known as "La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport", another name for LTT is "Aéroport de La Môle – Saint-Tropez".
• Because of La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at La Môle – Saint-Tropez 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.