Nonstop flight route between Goshen, Indiana, United States and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH), Goshen, Indiana, United States and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,103 miles (or 1,775 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 Goshen Municipal 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: | GSH / KGSH |
Airport Name: | Goshen Municipal Airport |
Location: | Goshen, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'35"N by 85°47'39"W |
Area Served: | Goshen, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Goshen BOAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 827 feet (252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSH |
More Information: | GSH 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 Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH):
- Because of Goshen Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 827 feet, planes can take off or land at Goshen Municipal 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 Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH) is Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NW of GSH.
- Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,184 miles (18,000 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- 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.
- On 1 February 1953 the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Lackland 29°23′16.4″N 98°37′59.9″W / 29.387889°N 98.633306°W / 29.387889.
- Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas.
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
- 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.
- 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 addition, with the closure of Kelly AFB Lackland gained the section of base known as Security Hill.
- No other item in the 1960s compared to the incident that occurred at Lackland in February 1966 with the death of a basic trainee.