Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Huaraz, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA), Huaraz, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,323 miles (or 6,957 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATA / SPHZ |
Airport Name: | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport |
Location: | Huaraz, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'49"S by 77°35'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9097 feet (2,773 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATA |
More Information: | ATA Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- In August 1986 during the NAS Moffett Field Airshow, the Italian demonstration team, Frecce Tricolori, and the German Navy's F-104 flight demonstration team, the Vikings, performed in front of the crowd.
- Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military airport located between southern Mountain View and northern Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Moffett Field's "Hangar One" and the row of World War II blimp hangars are still some of the largest unsupported structures in the country.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal 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.
- Moffett Federal Airfield has occasional air traffic, with an average of 5-10 flights landing per day.
- Restoration On April 21, 2011, crews began stripping the PCB-laced exterior panels of Hangar One.
- Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
- The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
- On April 16, 1942, control of the facility was returned to the Navy and it was re-commissioned as NAS Sunnyvale.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA):
- The closest airport to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of ATA.
- The furthest airport from Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) is Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (meaning Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
- Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport's high elevation of 9,097 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ATA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ATA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.