Nonstop flight route between Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China and Imperial Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wuhai Airport (WUA), Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,703 miles (or 10,787 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 Wuhai Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, 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 Wuhai Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUA / ZBUH |
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| Location: | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'30"N by 106°48'11"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from WUA |
| More Information: | WUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
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| Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
| More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Wuhai Airport (WUA):
- In addition to being known as "Wuhai Airport", other names for WUA include "乌海机场", "Wūhǎi Jīchǎng" and "ZWUH".
- The closest airport to Wuhai Airport (WUA) is Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SW of WUA.
- The furthest airport from Wuhai Airport (WUA) is Pichoy Airport (ZAL), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhai Airport (meaning Wuhai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pichoy Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Valdivia, Chile.
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- The mission of NOLF Imperial Beach at the present time as described, is to handle the overflow of helicopter squadrons traffic both VFR and IFR, from North Island.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1951, Ream Field Imperial Beach became home to its first helicopter squadron when HU-1 moved on board.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- In 1917, the United States Army established Aviation Field on the current site of OLF Imperial Beach.
- On August 1, 1974, NAS Imperial Beach was once again re-designated as a Naval Auxiliary Landing Field and in October 1975 was designated an Outlying Field and presently operates as a branch of Naval Base Coronado.
