Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,855 miles (or 14,251 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Cox's Bazar 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Cox's Bazar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXB / VGCB |
Airport Name: | Cox's Bazar Airport |
Location: | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°27'6"N by 91°57'50"E |
Area Served: | Cox's Bazar |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CXB |
More Information: | CXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.
- In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected Lackland Air Force Base as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network.
- In September 1972, the Houston-based 630th Radar Squadron sent a detachment to this FAA-operated site to set up an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar to join the AN/FPS-66A search radar already in place.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
Facts about Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB):
- The airport's runway will be expanded from 6790 feet to 9000 feet, and widened from 150 feet to 200 feet.
- The closest airport to Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of CXB.
- Because of Cox's Bazar Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Cox's Bazar 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 furthest airport from Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,495 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) currently has only 1 runway.