Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Springvale, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Springvale Airport (ZVG), Springvale, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,430 miles (or 15,177 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Springvale 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Springvale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZVG / |
Airport Name: | Springvale Airport |
Location: | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°47'12"S by 127°40'12"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4185 feet (1,276 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZVG |
More Information: | ZVG Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
- DLA Distribution Oklahoma City provides a full range of distribution services in support of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, other tenants at Tinker Air Force Base, and other global customers.
- Tinker is also the home of the United States Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One.
- The first of the public/private partnerships is The Oklahoma Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Technology Center, managed by Battelle Oklahoma, owned by Oklahoma Industries Authority, and partners with the Department of Defense to provide a national center for technical solutions to aging commercial and military aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The 507th consists of three subordinate groups, 15 squadrons and five flights, employing approximately 1,155 men and women.
- DLA Distribution is a combat support agency and the Lead Center for Distribution.
- The 507 ARW operates twelve KC-135R "Stratotanker" air refueling aircraft at Tinker and works together with the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Air Refueling Wing, also co-located at Tinker.
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
Facts about Springvale Airport (ZVG):
- The furthest airport from Springvale Airport (ZVG) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- Because of Springvale Airport's high elevation of 4,185 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZVG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZVG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Springvale Airport (ZVG) is Halls Creek Airport (HCQ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ZVG.