Nonstop flight route between Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,471 miles (or 8,805 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 Marechal Rondon International Airport and Vandenberg 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 Marechal Rondon International Airport and Vandenberg 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: | CGB / SBCY |
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Location: | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°39'0"S by 56°7'2"W |
Area Served: | Cuiabá |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 617 feet (188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGB |
More Information: | CGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBG / KVBG |
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Location: | Lompoc, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'57"N by 120°34'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VBG |
More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB):
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million investiment plan to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities.
- Marechal Rondon International Airport handled 2,761,588 passengers last year.
- Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1975 and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.
- In addition to being known as "Marechal Rondon International Airport", another name for CGB is "Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Rondon".
- The furthest airport from Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) is Bagasbas Airport (DTE), which is nearly antipodal to Marechal Rondon International Airport (meaning Marechal Rondon International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bagasbas Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
- Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Marechal Rondon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 617 feet, planes can take off or land at Marechal Rondon International 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 Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) is Barra do Garças Airport (BPG), which is located 248 miles (400 kilometers) E of CGB.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- From August 1950 to February 1953, Camp Cooke served as a training installation for units slated for combat in Korea, and as a summer training base for many other reserve units.
- 576th Flight Test Squadron
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- 1st Air and Space Test Squadron