Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Vicenza, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC), Vicenza, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,018 miles (or 9,685 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 Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” 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 Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” 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: | VIC / LIPT |
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Location: | Vicenza, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°34'23"N by 11°31'46"E |
Area Served: | Vicenza |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIC |
More Information: | VIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- After the crashing of the Macon on 12 February 1935, the Navy wanted to close Moffett Field due to its high cost of operations.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- At its peak in the 1990s, NAS Moffett Field was the U.S.
- Post-Cold War defense cutbacks and related Base Realignment and Closure actions in the 1990s identified NAS Moffett Field for closure.
- 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.
Facts about Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC):
- Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport", another name for VIC is "Aeroporto di Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin”".
- Because of Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” 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 Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (meaning Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) is Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SE of VIC.