Nonstop flight route between Imperial Beach, California, United States and Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States and Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield (ARG), Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,509 miles (or 2,429 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 Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach and Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):

• In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
• Presently OLF Imperial Beach encompasses 1,204 acres with 270 of those acres leased out for agricultural purposes and 284 acres leased to the State of California for a wildlife refuge at the southeast corner by the base itself.
• The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
• In the early 1920s the Navy began using Ream Field for practice carrier landings, but the field was not considered as advantageous for expansion as Brown Field, some 8 miles inland, and did not develop much further until later during World War II.
• On August 1, 1974, NAS Imperial Beach was once again re-designated as a Naval Auxiliary Landing Field and in October 1975 was designated an Outlying Field and presently operates as a branch of Naval Base Coronado.
• Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On January 1, 1968 NAAS Imperial Beach was raised to the status of a full Naval Air Station and renamed NAS Imperial Beach.

Facts about Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield (ARG):

• Walnut Ridge Regional Airport covers an area of 1,800 acres at an elevation of 279 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield (ARG) is Kirk Field (PGR), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) E of ARG.
• The furthest airport from Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield (ARG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,961 miles (17,640 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield (ARG) has 3 runways.
• Because of Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 279 feet, planes can take off or land at Walnut Ridge Regional AirportWalnut Ridge Army Airfield 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.
• It is located on land which used to house both Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge and Walnut Ridge Air Force Station.