Nonstop flight route between Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from CVU to SKF:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- CVU Airport Information
- SKF Airport Information
- Facts about CVU
- Facts about SKF
- Map of Nearest Airports to CVU
- List of Nearest Airports to CVU
- Map of Furthest Airports from CVU
- List of Furthest Airports from CVU
- Map of Nearest Airports to SKF
- List of Nearest Airports to SKF
- Map of Furthest Airports from SKF
- List of Furthest Airports from SKF
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corvo Airport (CVU), Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,816 miles (or 6,142 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 Corvo Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Corvo Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVU / LPCR |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°40'14"N by 31°6'46"W |
Area Served: | Vila do Corvo |
Operator/Owner: | Azores |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVU |
More Information: | CVU 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 Corvo Airport (CVU):
- SATA, the airport's manager, launched a competition to remodel and expand the aerodrome on 13 August 2013, that includes improvements to security, passenger comfort and inter-island travel.
- Because of Corvo Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Corvo 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.
- Corvo Airport handled 3,839 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Corvo Airport (CVU) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Corvo Airport (meaning Corvo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Corvo Airport", another name for CVU is "Aeródromo de Corvo".
- Corvo Airport (CVU) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 3 August 2012, CDS-PP deputy Paulo Rosa denounced the lack of security in the Azore's smallest aerodrome, citing the recommended measures stipulated by the IATA after 11 September 2001.
- The closest airport to Corvo Airport (CVU) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) S of CVU.
- Aviation in the Azores
- Corvo Airport is an airport in the village of Vila do Corvo on the island of Corvo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- The Vietnam War buildup necessitated a "split-phase" training from August 1965 to April 1966.
- Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.
- 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.
- Lackland is best known for its role in being the sole location for U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
- As a result of the Korean War, training populations at Lackland soared to 28 basic military training squadrons within the 3700th Military Training Wing.