Nonstop flight route between Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States and Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD), Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,436 miles (or 7,139 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | MVD / SUMU |
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Location: | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'17"S by 56°1'50"W |
Area Served: | Montevideo |
Operator/Owner: | Puerta Del Sur |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVD |
More Information: | MVD Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- 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.
- In the 1970s, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 relocated to NAS Key West from NAS Norfolk, Virginia with a mix of NC-121K, ERA-3B / TA-3B / KA-3B Skywarrior, EA-6A Intruder, EA-4F Skyhawk II, EP-3 Orion and the sole example of the EF-4B/EF-4J Phantom II aircraft.
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Naval Air Base Key West pilots flew in search of German submarines resting on the surface to recharge batteries.
- 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.
- 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.
- As in the past, NAS Key West continues to be frequently utilized for detachments by active and reserve U.S.
- 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 seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.
Facts about Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD):
- On 3 February 2007, construction began on a new and modern terminal that is located parallel to Runway 06/24.
- Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport handled 1,913,734 passengers last year.
- The Oficina de Investigación y Prevención de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación of the National Civil Aviation and Aviation Infrastructure Direction has its head office on the airport property.
- In addition to being known as "Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport", another name for MVD is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso".
- Because of Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International 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 Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is nearly antipodal to Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (meaning Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mokpo Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Mokpo, South Korea.
- The closest airport to Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of MVD.
- Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) has 3 runways.