Nonstop flight route between Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada and Jacksonville, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA), Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada and NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,681 miles (or 2,706 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 Muskrat Dam Airport and NAS Jacksonville, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSA / CZMD |
Airport Name: | Muskrat Dam Airport |
Location: | Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°26'29"N by 91°45'46"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 911 feet (278 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSA |
More Information: | MSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIP / KNIP |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°14'8"N by 81°40'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIP |
More Information: | NIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA):
- The closest airport to Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) is Sachigo Lake Airport (ZPB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNW of MSA.
- Because of Muskrat Dam Airport's relatively low elevation of 911 feet, planes can take off or land at Muskrat Dam Airport 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.
- Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,556 miles (16,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):
- NAS Jacksonville is also an Aviation Maintenance training facility for several aviation ratings, facilitated by Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Jacksonville.
- In the mid-1950s, an air traffic control center for joint use by the Navy, Air Force, and Civil Aeronautics Administration was approved and completed at a cost of $325,000.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
- The United States Air Force Air Defense Command established a Phase III Mobile Radar station at NAS Jacksonville in 1 July 1957 with the 679th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron operating AN/FPS-3, AN/FPS-8, and AN/MPS-14 radars as part of the ADC radar network.
- In 1973, with the assignment of Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing One, the station’s primary mission became antisubmarine warfare.
- Because of NAS Jacksonville's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Jacksonville 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.
- NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
- NAS Jacksonville continued growing throughout the late 1940s.
- The furthest airport from NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,444 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of NIP.