Nonstop flight route between Zarafshan, Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zarafshan Airport (AFS), Zarafshan, Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,009 miles (or 11,281 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 Zarafshan Airport and Moody Air Force Base, 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 Zarafshan Airport and Moody Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFS / UTSN |
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Location: | Zarafshan, Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'48"N by 64°13'58"E |
Area Served: | Zarafshan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from AFS |
More Information: | AFS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Zarafshan Airport (AFS):
- The furthest airport from Zarafshan Airport (AFS) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,376 miles (18,307 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zarafshan Airport", another name for AFS is "Zarafshon Aeroporti".
- The closest airport to Zarafshan Airport (AFS) is Bukhara International Airport (BHK), which is located 128 miles (206 kilometers) S of AFS.
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- On 1 December 1973, the 38th Flying Training Wing replaced and absorbed the resources of the 3550th Pilot Training Wing at Moody.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
- To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
- In 1965, the Cessna T-41A, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody and was used in the initial phases of student training.
- On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
- With the arrival of the TF-102 Delta Dagger in Air Defense Command in 1960, Moody ended interceptor pilot and crew training and became one of ATC's new undergraduate pilot training schools.