Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Bezmer Air Base (JAM), Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,105 miles (or 8,216 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 Langley Field and Bezmer Air 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 Langley Field and Bezmer Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFI / KLFI |
Airport Name: | Langley Field |
Location: | Hampton, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°4'58"N by 76°21'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LFI |
More Information: | LFI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAM / |
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Location: | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAM |
More Information: | JAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Langley Field (LFI):
- Army Air Forces Training Command
- The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
- On 25 May 25, 1946 the headquarters of the newly formed Tactical Air Command were established at Langley.
- Langley Field is a United States military facility located adjacent to Hampton and Newport News, Virginia.
- Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
- Because of the possibility of crashes of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors stationed at the base, the city of Hampton is attempting to buy up privately owned property via eminent domain to create a safety buffer zone around the base.
- At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
- The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Langley is also home to the F-22 Raptor Demo Team.
Facts about Bezmer Air Base (JAM):
- In 1955 the Bezmer Air Base hosted the 22 Fighter Air Regiment, later transformed into 22 Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment, and eventually into 22 Attack Air Base of the Bulgarian Air Force, serving as a base for Su-25 ground attack aircraft, as well as Su-22М-4 and Su-22UM-3K reconnaissance planes.
- Because of Bezmer Air Base's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Bezmer Air Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bezmer Air Base", another name for JAM is "LBIA".
- Bezmer Air Base (JAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of JAM.
- The furthest airport from Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Aircraft and personnel from Bezmer have recently been participating in a number of joint military exercises including the PfP "Cooperative Key" in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and France, ‘Immediate Response 2005’ and the Bulgarian-American-Romanian "Immediate Response 2006".