Nonstop flight route between Siuna, Nicaragua and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siuna Airport (SIU), Siuna, Nicaragua and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,427 miles (or 3,906 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 Siuna Airport and MCAS Miramar,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIU / MNSI | 
| Airport Name: | Siuna Airport | 
| Location: | Siuna, Nicaragua | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'0"N by 84°46'36"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Republica de Nicaragua | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SIU | 
| More Information: | SIU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKX / KNKX | 
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'4"N by 117°8'30"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NKX | 
| More Information: | NKX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Siuna Airport (SIU):
- Siuna Airport (SIU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Siuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Siuna 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.
 - The closest airport to Siuna Airport (SIU) is Bonanza Airport (BZA), which is located 25 miles (39 kilometers) NNE of SIU.
 - The furthest airport from Siuna Airport (SIU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Siuna Airport (meaning Siuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,286 miles (19,772 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
 - In 2005, the BRAC Commission directed instructor pilots and support personnel from Miramar to Eglin AFB in Florida, sufficient to stand up the Marine Corps' portion of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Program Training Site.
 - The big Privateers proved too heavy for the asphalt concrete runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
 - Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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 MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - On 30 January 2010 a new National Cemetery was dedicated at the northwest corner of MCAS Miramar.
 - Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St.
 - The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
 - MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
 
