Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Fallon, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States and Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), Fallon, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 472 miles (or 760 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 NAS North Island and Naval Air Station Fallon, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZY / KNZY |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'57"N by 117°12'55"W |
| Area Served: | Naval Base Coronado |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZY |
| More Information: | NZY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NFL / KNFL |
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| Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'29"N by 118°42'10"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 3934 feet (1,199 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NFL |
| More Information: | NFL Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):
- The list of American military pilots trained at North Island reads like the Who's Who of aviation.
- Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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.
- NAS North Island features some of the warmest winter temperatures anywhere on the West coast of the continental United States.
- Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.
- The Commanding Officer of NAS North Island is also the Commanding Officer, Naval Base Coronado.
- In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
- With all the ships in port, the population of the station is nearly 35,000 active duty military, selected reserve military, and civilian personnel.
- North Island was commissioned a Naval Air Station in 1917, called Naval Air Station San Diego until 1955.
- NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
- Even the base's first commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Earl W.
- The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.
- The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL):
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of NFL.
- The airfield is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Lieutenant Bruce Van Voorhis who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
- Over the years, the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars.
- Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fallon", another name for NFL is "Van Voorhis Field".
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,140 miles (17,928 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
