Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Grand Bahama, Bahamas:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and West End Airport (WTD), Grand Bahama, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,043 miles (or 3,287 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and West End Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | WTD / MYGW |
Airport Name: | West End Airport |
Location: | Grand Bahama, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'7"N by 78°58'29"W |
Area Served: | Grand Bahama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WTD |
More Information: | WTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The 56th FW is composed of four groups, 27 squadrons, including six training squadrons.
- Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.
- 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.
- In 1955, the Air Force selected the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak as their second aircraft.
- An integral part of Luke's F-16 fighter pilot training mission is the Barry M.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- The base was under the control of the 37th Flying Training Wing, Western Flying Training Command, AAF Flying Training Command.
Facts about West End Airport (WTD):
- The closest airport to West End Airport (WTD) is Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of WTD.
- The furthest airport from West End Airport (WTD) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,658 miles (18,761 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- West End Airport (WTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of West End Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at West End 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.