Nonstop flight route between Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States and Mountain View, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Smith Field (SLG), Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,522 miles (or 2,449 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 Smith Field and Moffett Federal Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Smith Field (SLG):

• The closest airport to Smith Field (SLG) is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of SLG.
• The furthest airport from Smith Field (SLG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,763 miles (17,321 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Smith Field (SLG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• 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.
• 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.
• In September 2008, NASA indicated that it was still urging the Navy to restore the hangar, but that it is willing to help save the structure.
• 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.
• Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
• Post-Cold War defense cutbacks and related Base Realignment and Closure actions in the 1990s identified NAS Moffett Field for closure.
• The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
• On April 16, 1942, control of the facility was returned to the Navy and it was re-commissioned as NAS Sunnyvale.