Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and Sept-Îles Airport (YZV), Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,814 miles (or 4,528 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 Sept-Îles 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 Sept-Îles 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: | YZV / CYZV |
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| Location: | Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°13'23"N by 66°15'56"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YZV |
| More Information: | YZV Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
- 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.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- 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 base headquarters was established on November 4, 1942 and the first landing occurred in late November when a Major Micheal Carmichael, flying from Camp Kearny, was forced to make an emergency landing among the construction equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Sept-Îles Airport (YZV):
- The closest airport to Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) is Port-Menier Airport (YPN), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of YZV.
- The furthest airport from Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Sept-Îles Airport", another name for YZV is "Aéroport de Sept-Îles".
- Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Sept-Îles Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Sept-Îles 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.
