Nonstop flight route between Tulare, California, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mefford Field (TLR), Tulare, California, United States and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 259 miles (or 417 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 Mefford Field and MCAS Miramar,, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLR / KTLR |
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Location: | Tulare, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'24"N by 119°19'36"W |
Area Served: | Tulare, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tulare |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 265 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TLR |
More Information: | TLR 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 |
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More Information: | NKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Mefford Field (TLR):
- Mefford Field covers an area of 206 acres at an elevation of 265 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Mefford Field's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Mefford Field 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.
- Mefford Field (TLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mefford Field", another name for TLR is "Tulare Airport".
- Mefford Field, a civilian airfield located in Tulare, CA, served as the temporary site for the Rankin Aeronautical Academy, a flight school to teach United States Army Air Corps flight cadets.
- The furthest airport from Mefford Field (TLR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Mefford Field is a public use airport in Tulare County, California, United States.
- The closest airport to Mefford Field (TLR) is Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of TLR.
Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):
- 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.
- 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".
- The airfield is named Mitscher Field after Admiral M.A.
- 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 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.
- 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.