Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana, California, United States and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States and Davison Army Airfield (DAA), Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,269 miles (or 3,652 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 MCAS El Toro and Davison Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | DAA / KDAA |
Airport Name: | Davison Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°42'54"N by 77°10'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAA |
More Information: | DAA Maps & Info |
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- The base headquarters was established on November 4, 1942 and the first landing occurred in late November when a Major Micheal Carmichael, flying from Camp Kearny, was forced to make an emergency landing among the construction equipment.
- The site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
- Over the years, the VOCs had seeped into the groundwater, resulting in a plume of contaminated groundwater extending for three miles to the west of the station.
- 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.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- 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.
- Those against the airport proposal were largely residents of the cities in the immediate vicinity of El Toro, such as Irvine, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Dana Point, and Mission Viejo, where residents were alarmed at the idea of the aircraft noise.
- The closing of MCAS El Toro ignited a political firestorm over the eventual fate of the facility.
Facts about Davison Army Airfield (DAA):
- The closest airport to Davison Army Airfield (DAA) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NE of DAA.
- The furthest airport from Davison Army Airfield (DAA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,678 miles (18,794 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airfield provided support for Army One from 1957 to 1976 for presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F.
- Davison Army Airfield (DAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Davison Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Davison Army Airfield 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.