Nonstop flight route between Mountain View, California, United States and Aupaluk, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States and Aupaluk Airport (YPJ), Aupaluk, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,742 miles (or 4,413 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 Aupaluk 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 Aupaluk 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: | YPJ / CYLA |
Airport Name: | Aupaluk Airport |
Location: | Aupaluk, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°17'48"N by 69°35'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPJ |
More Information: | YPJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- Hangars #2 and #3 are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures.
- 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.
- The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
- The Hangars One, Two, and Three, and the adjacent Shenandoah Plaza are collectively designated as a National Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- The US Navy is evaluating options for remediating the PCBs, lead and asbestos, and NASA is evaluating options for reuse of the hangar.
- 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.
- In August 2008, the Navy proposed simply stripping the toxic coating from the hangar and leaving the skeleton after spraying it with a preservative.
- The airport is near the south end of San Francisco Bay, northwest of San Jose.
- Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
- In 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Aupaluk Airport (YPJ):
- Because of Aupaluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Aupaluk 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 Aupaluk Airport (YPJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,721 miles (17,254 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Aupaluk Airport (YPJ) is Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSW of YPJ.
- Aupaluk Airport (YPJ) currently has only 1 runway.