Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and Barinas Airport (BNS), Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,475 miles (or 5,592 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 MCAS El Toro and Barinas Airport, 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 MCAS El Toro and Barinas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNS / SVBI |
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Location: | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'9"N by 70°13'14"W |
Area Served: | Barinas, Venezuela |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 666 feet (203 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNS |
More Information: | BNS Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- In 1950, El Toro was selected as a permanent Master Jet Station for the Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific.
- This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
- The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Barinas Airport (BNS):
- Because of Barinas Airport's relatively low elevation of 666 feet, planes can take off or land at Barinas 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barinas Airport", another name for BNS is "Aeropuerto de Barinas".
- The furthest airport from Barinas Airport (BNS) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Barinas Airport (meaning Barinas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Barinas Airport (BNS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Barinas Airport (BNS) is Guanare Airport (GUQ), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) NE of BNS.