Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Talara, Peru:
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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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), Talara, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,613 miles (or 4,205 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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 Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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: | TYL / SPYL |
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Location: | Talara, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°34'35"S by 81°15'14"W |
Area Served: | Talara, Peru |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYL |
More Information: | TYL Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- On 1 February 1953 the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Lackland 29°23′16.4″N 98°37′59.9″W / 29.387889°N 98.633306°W / 29.387889.
- In 1965 AN/FPS-20A was upgraded to an AN/FPS-91A radar, then in 1969 it was modified to an AN/FPS-66A.
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
- As a result of the Korean War, training populations at Lackland soared to 28 basic military training squadrons within the 3700th Military Training Wing.
- 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.
- On 15 May 2009, Air Force officials announced that Lackland is the preferred alternative location for the 24th Air Force.
Facts about Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL):
- Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the South American coastline against Axis powers submarines.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
- Because of Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias 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 addition to being known as "Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport", another name for TYL is "Aeropuerto Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias".
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SE of TYL.