Nonstop flight route between Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS), Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,860 miles (or 9,431 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n 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: | LGS / SAMM |
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Location: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 35掳29'35"S by 69掳34'27"W |
Area Served: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4675 feet (1,425 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGS |
More Information: | LGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBG / KVBG |
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Location: | Lompoc, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34掳43'57"N by 120掳34'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VBG |
More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS):
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983.
- The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malarg眉e "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n"".
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- A maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- 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, R茅union.
- The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
- General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.