Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Ahmedabad, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), Ahmedabad, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,457 miles (or 13,610 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 MCAS El Toro and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International 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 MCAS El Toro and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):

• MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
• In 1993, MCAS El Toro was designated for closing by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and all of its activities were to be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
• Over the years, the VOCs had seeped into the groundwater, resulting in a plume of contaminated groundwater extending for three miles to the west of the station.
• The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.
• This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
• Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
• Before it was decommissioned in 1999, it was the 4,682 acres home of Marine Corps aviation on the West Coast.
• The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.

Facts about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD):

• Because of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 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.
• The furthest airport from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (meaning Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) is Civil Airport Harni (BDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of AMD.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Terminal 1 has 30 check-in counters and has an area of 45,000 m2.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is located 8 km from Ahmedabad Railway station and Central Bus Stand.