Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Fresno, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH), Fresno, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 132 miles (or 212 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 Moffett Federal Airfield and Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FCH / KFCH | 
| Airport Name: | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) | 
| Location: | Fresno, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°43'55"N by 119°49'13"W | 
| Area Served: | Fresno, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fresno | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 279 feet (85 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FCH | 
| More Information: | FCH 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.
 - By far the most famous and visible sites are Hangars #1, #2, and #3, which dwarf the surrounding buildings.
 - In 2006, an offer to clean the hangar and coat its outsides with solar panels to recoup the costs of cleaning was floated by a private company, but the plan never saw fruition because it was too costly.
 - Hangars #2 and #3 are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures.
 - At its peak in the 1990s, NAS Moffett Field was the U.S.
 - Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
 - 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 (NUQ) has 2 runways.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH):
- The closest airport to Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of FCH.
 - Because of Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old)'s relatively low elevation of 279 feet, planes can take off or land at Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) 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.
 - Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Fresno Chandler Executive Airport covers 200 acres at an elevation of 279 feet above mean sea level.
 - The United States Army Air Corps Southwest Air District took over the airport in early 1941 while nearby Hammer Army Airfield was being built.
 - The furthest airport from Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Chandler is a general aviation airport.
 
