Nonstop flight route between Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico and Santa Ana, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salina Cruz Airport (SCX), Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,849 miles (or 2,975 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 Salina Cruz Airport and MCAS El Toro, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Salina Cruz Airport (SCX):

• In addition to being known as "Salina Cruz Airport", other names for SCX include "Aeropuerto de Salina Cruz", "Naval Air Station Salina Cruz", "Estación Aeronaval de Salina Cruz", "MMSZ" and "Salina Cruz".
• The closest airport to Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) is Huatulco International Airport (HUX), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) WSW of SCX.
• The furthest airport from Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,585 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Salina Cruz Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Salina Cruz 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.

Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):

• Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California.
• Over the years, the VOCs had seeped into the groundwater, resulting in a plume of contaminated groundwater extending for three miles to the west of the station.
• The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
• MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
• In May 1942, Lieutenant Colonel William Fox was directed to select the sites for all of the Marine Corps' West Coast air stations.
• The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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 closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
• Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.