Nonstop flight route between Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Figari, Corsica, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC), Figari, Corsica, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,214 miles (or 6,781 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 NAS JRB Willow Grove and Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica 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 NAS JRB Willow Grove and Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NXX / KNXX |
Airport Name: | NAS JRB Willow Grove |
Location: | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NXX |
More Information: | NXX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSC / LFKF |
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Location: | Figari, Corsica, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'7"N by 9°5'48"E |
Area Served: | Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Ajaccio et de la Corse du Sud |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSC |
More Information: | FSC Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX):
- NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Final closure of NAS JRB Willow Grove occurred on September 15, 2011.
- On February 29, 2008, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania released a report detailing a plan for a joint interagency installation, with a mission of national defense, homeland security and emergency preparedness.
- The furthest airport from NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
- Because of NAS JRB Willow Grove's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS JRB Willow Grove 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.
- Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove or NASJRB Willow Grove was a Naval Air Station owned by the U.S.
Facts about Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC):
- In addition to being known as "Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport)", another name for FSC is "Aéroport Figari-Sud Corse".
- Because of Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica 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 Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (meaning Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) is Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of FSC.
- Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) currently has only 1 runway.