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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States and Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,263 miles (or 3,641 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 Opa-locka Executive Airport, 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: | OPF / KOPF |
Airport Name: | Opa-locka Executive Airport |
Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°54'26"N by 80°16'41"W |
Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OPF |
More Information: | OPF Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):
- Fortunately for the Navy, North Coronado was never developed.
- During World War II North Island was the major continental U.S.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
- 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.
- NAS North Island features some of the warmest winter temperatures anywhere on the West coast of the continental United States.
- The Commanding Officer of NAS North Island is also the Commanding Officer, Naval Base Coronado.
- 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.
- 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.
- NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF):
- Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss retired from aircraft development and manufacturing in the 1920s and became a real estate developer in Florida.
- Because of Opa-locka Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Opa-locka Executive 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.
- In 1928 Curtiss made a separate donation of land two miles south of Opa-locka for Miami's first Municipal Airport.
- Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) has 3 runways.
- Some of the 9/11 hijackers trained at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- For the year 1963 Opa-locka was the 42nd busiest civil airport in the country by total operations count.
- The closest airport to Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNE of OPF.