Nonstop flight route between Corcoran, California, United States and Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corcoran Airport (CRO), Corcoran, California, United States and Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV), Las Vegas, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 257 miles (or 413 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 Corcoran Airport and Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2], the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRO / KCRO |
Airport Name: | Corcoran Airport |
Location: | Corcoran, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°6'10"N by 119°35'40"W |
Area Served: | Corcoran, California |
Operator/Owner: | Lakeland Dusters, Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRO |
More Information: | CRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSV / KLSV |
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Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'57"N by 114°59'45"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LSV |
More Information: | LSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Corcoran Airport (CRO):
- Corcoran Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Corcoran, a town in Kings County, California, United States.
- Because of Corcoran Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Corcoran 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.
- Corcoran Airport (CRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the airport was used an auxiliary training airfield for Lemoore Army Airfield, California.
- The furthest airport from Corcoran Airport (CRO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,372 miles (18,302 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Corcoran Airport (CRO) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CRO.
Facts about Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV):
- Renamed Las Vegas Air Force Base on 13 January 1948:63 and assigned as a subinstallation of Williams AFB on 1 April, the 3595th Pilot Training Wing was established on 22 December 1948.:54 Training began at Las Vegas AFB on 1 March 1949 with 5 squadrons using P-51 Mustangs for a 6-month course.
- As of the census of 2000, there were 8,896 people, 2,873 households, and 2,146 families residing in the CDP.
- The furthest airport from Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,293 miles (18,174 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Nellis Air Force Base is a southern Nevada installation with military schools and more squadrons than any other USAF base.
- The 1st B-17 Flying Fortresses arrived in 1942 and allowed training of 600 gunnery students and 215 co-pilots from LVAAF every five weeks at the height of WWII, and more than 45,000 B-17 gunners were trained The 82d Flying Training Wing for "Flexible Gunnery" was activated at the base as 1 of 10 AAF Flying Training Command wings on 23 August 1943:18 and by 1944, gunnery students fired from B-17, B-24 Liberator and B-40 Flying Fortress gunship aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2]", another name for LSV is "Nellis AFB (military installation)".
- The 430th TFS returned to the 474th TFW Nellis on 22 March 1973 assuming a replacement training unit mission, while the 428th and 429th were transferred to Mountain Home AFB on 30 July 1973.
- The closest airport to Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) is North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of LSV.