Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL), Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,095 miles (or 8,200 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 Santa Ana del Yacuma 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 Santa Ana del Yacuma 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: | SBL / SLSA |
Airport Name: | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport |
Location: | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°45'43"S by 65°26'7"W |
Airport Type: | General |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBL |
More Information: | SBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- By far the most famous and visible sites are Hangars #1, #2, and #3, which dwarf the surrounding buildings.
- 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.
- 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.
- As an aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy wanted to use the airship hangars at Moffett for blimp operations along with Pacific Coast.
- In September 2008, NASA indicated that it was still urging the Navy to restore the hangar, but that it is willing to help save the structure.
- 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.
- The airship hangar's interior is so large that fog sometimes forms near the ceiling.
Facts about Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL):
- The closest airport to Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) is La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) S of SBL.
- Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Ana del Yacuma 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 Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (meaning Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,418 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.