Nonstop flight route between Tumbes, Peru and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), Tumbes, Peru and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,891 miles (or 6,263 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBP / SPME |
Airport Name: | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport |
Location: | Tumbes, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'9"S by 80°22'51"W |
Area Served: | Tumbes |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBP |
More Information: | TBP 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP):
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
- Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of TBP.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- A spirited debate is underway over the future of Hangar One.
- On 1 July 1994, NAS Moffett Field was closed as a naval air station and turned over to the NASA Ames Research Center.
- 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.
- As an aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy wanted to use the airship hangars at Moffett for blimp operations along with Pacific Coast.
- In April 2011, the exterior panels began coming down, starting at the top.
- Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.
- 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.
- Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
- 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.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.