Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Oak Harbor, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,039 miles (or 1,672 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 relatively short distance between MCAS El Toro and A.J. Eisenberg Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ODW / KOKH |
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| Location: | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°15'6"N by 122°40'24"W |
| Area Served: | Oak Harbor, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | A.J. Eisenberg Airport LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 193 feet (59 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ODW |
| More Information: | ODW Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- 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.
- This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- 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 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.
- In May 1942, Lieutenant Colonel William Fox was directed to select the sites for all of the Marine Corps' West Coast air stations.
- 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 closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
Facts about A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW):
- A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of A.J. Eisenberg Airport's relatively low elevation of 193 feet, planes can take off or land at A.J. Eisenberg 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 closest airport to A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) is NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of ODW.
- In addition to being known as "A.J. Eisenberg Airport", another name for ODW is "OKH".
- The furthest airport from A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,737 miles (17,279 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
