Nonstop flight route between Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,213 miles (or 9,999 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 General Justo José de Urquiza Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 General Justo José de Urquiza Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRA / SAAP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°47'40"S by 60°28'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRA |
| More Information: | PRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
| Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
| Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
| More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA):
- The closest airport to General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) is Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SSW of PRA.
- Because of General Justo José de Urquiza Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at General Justo José de Urquiza 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.
- General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) is Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), which is nearly antipodal to General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (meaning General Justo José de Urquiza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Changzhou Benniu Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- In addition to being known as "General Justo José de Urquiza Airport", another name for PRA is "Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza"".
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1931, the city of Sunnyvale acquired a 1,000 acres parcel of farmland bordering San Francisco Bay, paid for with nearly $480,000 raised by the citizens of Santa Clara County, then "sold" the parcel for $1 to the US government as a home base for the Navy airship USS Macon.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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 1960, the nearby Air Force Satellite Test Center, was created adjacent to NAS Moffett Field.
- A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
- In August 2008, the Navy proposed simply stripping the toxic coating from the hangar and leaving the skeleton after spraying it with a preservative.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- The airport is near the south end of San Francisco Bay, northwest of San Jose.
- Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.
