Nonstop flight route between Kigoma, Tanzania and San Diego, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,555 miles (or 15,378 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 Kigoma Airport and MCAS Miramar,, 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 Kigoma Airport and MCAS Miramar,. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):

• The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
• Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma  (Swahili)".
• The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.

Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):

• In 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Marine Corps Air Station Tustin be closed down and that NAS Miramar be transferred to the Marine Corps.
• 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.
• MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
• The airfield is named Mitscher Field after Admiral M.A.
• 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.
• The closest airport to MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
• In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
• During the 1930s, the Navy briefly used the air base for helium dirigibles.