Nonstop flight route between Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tamworth Airport (TMW), Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,328 miles (or 11,794 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 Tamworth Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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 Tamworth Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMW / YSTW |
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Location: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°5'2"S by 150°50'57"E |
Area Served: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1334 feet (407 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMW |
More Information: | TMW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBG / KVBG |
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Location: | Lompoc, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'57"N by 120°34'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VBG |
More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Tamworth Airport (TMW):
- In addition to being known as "Tamworth Airport", another name for TMW is "Tamworth Regional Airport".
- The closest airport to Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Gunnedah Airport (GUH), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) WNW of TMW.
- The furthest airport from Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Tamworth Airport (TMW) has 4 runways.
- The Tamworth Airport terminal expansion was completed in June 2012, to facilitate the commencement of passenger screening.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- 1st Air and Space Test Squadron
- The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- A maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is named in honor of the late General Hoyt S.
- The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- The base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S.
- In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.