Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Vilnius, Lithuania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Vilnius International Airport (VNO), Vilnius, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,846 miles (or 9,409 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Vilnius International Airport, 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Vilnius International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNO / EYVI |
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Location: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°38'12"N by 25°17'16"E |
Area Served: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Operator/Owner: | Lithuanian government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 646 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNO |
More Information: | VNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Since June 2012, Luke AFB has been the permanent home of Naval Operational Support Center Phoenix of the US Navy.
- The 56th FW is composed of four groups, 27 squadrons, including six training squadrons.
- By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
- Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- For several years, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, New Mexico, had provided all atomic, biological, and chemical warfare training for the Air Force.
Facts about Vilnius International Airport (VNO):
- The furthest airport from Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,211 miles (18,043 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 30 June 2013 Air Lituanica began its flights from the Vilnius International Airport.Today Vilnius Airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in Europe.
- The closest airport to Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of VNO.
- In addition to being known as "Vilnius International Airport", another name for VNO is "Tarptautinis Vilniaus oro uostas".
- Because of Vilnius International Airport's relatively low elevation of 646 feet, planes can take off or land at Vilnius International 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.
- In November 2007, the new 1,000 m2 terminal building was opened for operations which improved the capacity and facilities of the airport and complies with the requirements of the Schengen agreement.