Nonstop flight route between Binghamton, New York, United States and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Binghamton, New York, United States and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,538 miles (or 2,475 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGM / KBGM |
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Location: | Binghamton, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°12'30"N by 75°58'46"W |
Area Served: | Binghamton, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Broome County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1636 feet (499 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGM |
More Information: | BGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKF / KSKF |
Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM):
- In addition to being known as "Greater Binghamton Airport", another name for BGM is "Edwin A. Link Field".
- The furthest airport from Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- To accommodate larger aircraft, the main runway was extended 700 feet in 1969.
- The Greater Binghamton Airport has served Binghamton for six decades.
- Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of BGM.
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- By late 1959 Lackland was also performing air-traffic-control duties for the Federal Aviation Administration.
- In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected Lackland Air Force Base as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network.
- Lackland now consists of the Kelly airstrip, Security Hill, main base Lackland, and the old Medina officer training base now named Medina/Lackland Training Annex.
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On 3 Feb 1948, the facility was named Lackland AFB after Brigadier General Frank Lackland, who was commissioned into the regular Army after serving in the National Guard, District of Columbia.
- Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
- Joint Base San Antonio, which includes Lackland Air Force Base, was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.