Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT), Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,359 miles (or 2,186 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 General Rafael Buelna International Airport, 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: | MZT / MMMZ |
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Location: | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°9'40"N by 106°15'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MZT |
More Information: | MZT Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- At its peak in the 1990s, NAS Moffett Field was the U.S.
- 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 Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Upon taking jurisdiction of Moffett Field, the Army took on the high cost of Hangar One's maintenance and wanted to inactivate the facility.
- 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, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military airport located between southern Mountain View and northern Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- 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.
Facts about General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT):
- The closest airport to General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), which is located 128 miles (207 kilometers) ENE of MZT.
- In addition to being known as "General Rafael Buelna International Airport", another name for MZT is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna".
- The furthest airport from General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,730 miles (18,877 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of General Rafael Buelna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at General Rafael Buelna 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.
- General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) currently has only 1 runway.