Nonstop flight route between Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua and NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,486 miles (or 4,001 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 Puerto Cabezas Airport and NAS North Island, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUZ / MNPC |
Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
More Information: | PUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZY / KNZY |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'57"N by 117°12'55"W |
Area Served: | Naval Base Coronado |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZY |
More Information: | NZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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.
- The closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- It has an asphalted runway, 2,478 m × 51 m.
- There are plans to make the airport an international airport.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):
- Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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.
- Even the base's first commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Earl W.
- NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
- The Navy's first aviator, Lieutenant Theodore Ellyson, and many of his colleagues were trained at North Island starting as early as 1911.
- The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
- The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.