Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Aosta, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), Aosta, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,968 miles (or 9,605 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 Aosta Valley 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 Aosta Valley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOT / LIMW |
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Location: | Aosta, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°44'17"N by 7°22'6"E |
Area Served: | Aosta |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AOT |
More Information: | AOT Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- Before the site could be developed for civilian use, the Department of the Navy was required to perform environmental remediation to clean up contaminated soil on the site.
- The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.
- 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.
- 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.
- Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.
- 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.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- Before it was decommissioned in 1999, it was the 4,682 acres home of Marine Corps aviation on the West Coast.
Facts about Aosta Valley Airport (AOT):
- In addition to being known as "Aosta Valley Airport", another name for AOT is "Aeroporto della Valle d'AostaAéroport de la Vallée d'Aoste".
- The furthest airport from Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Aosta Valley Airport (meaning Aosta Valley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) is Sion Airport (SIR), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) N of AOT.
- Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) currently has only 1 runway.