Nonstop flight route between Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ine Airport (IMI), Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,058 miles (or 11,359 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 Ine Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Ine Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMI / |
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Location: | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°1'1"N by 171°28'58"E |
Area Served: | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IMI |
More Information: | IMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ine Airport (IMI):
- Ine Airport (IMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ine Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Ine 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 furthest airport from Ine Airport (IMI) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ine Airport (meaning Ine Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,029 miles (19,359 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Ine Airport (IMI) is Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of IMI.
- In addition to being known as "Ine Airport", another name for IMI is "N20".
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 seaplane base was designated as a Naval Air Station Key West on 15 December 1940 and served as an operating and training base for fleet aircraft squadrons, to include seaplane, land-based aircraft, carrier-based aircraft and lighter-than-air blimp squadrons.
- After World War II ended, NAS Key West was retained as a training facility.
- During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, NAS Key West's Trumbo Point Annex and Truman Annex waterfront pier areas served as the home port for the Pegasus-class hydrofoils of Patrol Hydrofoil Missile Squadron ONE.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".