Nonstop flight route between Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain and Jacksonville, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sabadell Airport (QSA), Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain and NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,573 miles (or 7,359 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 Sabadell Airport and NAS Jacksonville, 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 Sabadell Airport and NAS Jacksonville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QSA / LELL |
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Location: | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'1"N by 2°6'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 485 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QSA |
More Information: | QSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIP / KNIP |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°14'8"N by 81°40'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIP |
More Information: | NIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Sabadell Airport (QSA):
- Because of Sabadell Airport's relatively low elevation of 485 feet, planes can take off or land at Sabadell 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.
- Sabadell Airport (QSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sabadell Airport (QSA) is Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) S of QSA.
- The furthest airport from Sabadell Airport (QSA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sabadell Airport (meaning Sabadell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,262 miles (19,734 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sabadell Airport", another name for QSA is "Aeroport de Sabadell".
Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):
- The furthest airport from NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,444 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of NIP.
- Because of NAS Jacksonville's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Jacksonville 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.
- During World War I, the area now occupied by NAS Jacksonville, often referred to colloquially as "NAS Jax", was named Camp Joseph E.
- NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
- In the mid-1950s, an air traffic control center for joint use by the Navy, Air Force, and Civil Aeronautics Administration was approved and completed at a cost of $325,000.
- The first detail of Marines arrived from Parris Island, South Carolina on June 4, 1940 to secure the 3,250-acre area, setting up a barracks in a former residence on Allegheny Road.