Nonstop flight route between Ciudad Real, Spain and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), Ciudad Real, Spain and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,937 miles (or 9,555 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 Ciudad Real Central 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 Ciudad Real Central 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: | CQM / LERL |
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Location: | Ciudad Real, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'23"N by 3°58'12"W |
Area Served: | Ciudad Real and Puertollano |
Operator/Owner: | CR Aeropuertos |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 2086 feet (636 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CQM |
More Information: | CQM 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 Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM):
- Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad Real Central Airport", other names for CQM include "Aeropuerto Central Ciudad Real" and "CQM [1]".
- The furthest airport from Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is nearly antipodal to Ciudad Real Central Airport (meaning Ciudad Real Central Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Taupo, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) SW of CQM.
- In June 2010, Ryanair began the first international service into the airport, running three flights per week from London Stansted.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- A maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.
- The base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S.
- 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.
- General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
- The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing.