Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,967 miles (or 9,603 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 Bartolomeu de Gusmão State 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 Bartolomeu de Gusmão State 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):

• The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
• The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
• 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.
• The land area originally taken by the air station is planned to be converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park.
• 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.
• 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.
• MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
• The Department of the Navy hired the General Services Administration and Los Angeles-based Colliers International to assist in the sale of MCAS El Toro.
• Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.

Facts about Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA):

• In addition to being known as "Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport", another name for AQA is "Aeroporto Estadual Bartolomeu de Gusmão".
• Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport handled 21,709 passengers last year.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• It is operated by DAESP.
• The furthest airport from Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (meaning Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,155 miles (19,561 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) is Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of AQA.