Nonstop flight route between Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM), Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,833 miles (or 2,950 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 Sheboygan County Memorial Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBM / KSBM |
| Airport Name: | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'10"N by 87°51'6"W |
| Area Served: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | Sheboygan County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBM |
| More Information: | SBM 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 Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM):
- Because of Sheboygan County Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheboygan County Memorial 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.
- Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) is Manitowoc County Airport (MTW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of SBM.
- Sheboygan County Memorial has approximately 66,000 operations per year.
- The furthest airport from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- By far the most famous and visible sites are Hangars #1, #2, and #3, which dwarf the surrounding buildings.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Upon taking jurisdiction of Moffett Field, the Army took on the high cost of Hangar One's maintenance and wanted to inactivate the facility.
- Post-Cold War defense cutbacks and related Base Realignment and Closure actions in the 1990s identified NAS Moffett Field for closure.
- In August 2008, the Navy proposed simply stripping the toxic coating from the hangar and leaving the skeleton after spraying it with a preservative.
- After the crashing of the Macon on 12 February 1935, the Navy wanted to close Moffett Field due to its high cost of operations.
