Nonstop flight route between Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Imperial Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,088 miles (or 4,969 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 Las Américas International Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, 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 Las Américas International Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDQ / MDSD |
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| Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W |
| Area Served: | Santo Domingo |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDQ |
| More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
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| Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
| More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- Las Américas has seven gates on the main satellite concourse, A1 through A6, which have a shared use and in the same concourse there is an American Eagle gate, A7.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The average number of daily flights in and out of Las Americas ranges between 68 and 84 flights.
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas International 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.
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- Las Américas also has served as a hub for airlines such as Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas, Air Santo Domingo, Aero Continente Dominicana, and Queen Air.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 that was flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board.
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- When Imperial Beach was designated on Outlying Field, this put a halt to a master plan developed on 1967 to determine the facilities required to support units assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- Presently OLF Imperial Beach encompasses 1,204 acres with 270 of those acres leased out for agricultural purposes and 284 acres leased to the State of California for a wildlife refuge at the southeast corner by the base itself.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- Shortly after World War II, Ream Field was decommissioned.
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach or NOLF Imperial Beach is a United States Navy facility for helicopters, situated on 1,204 acres approximately 14 miles south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California.
- Along with the halt of construction on base, the helicopter squadrons all were moved to NAS North Island.
