Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,403 miles (or 8,695 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 Moody Air Force Base and Cluj Avram Iancu International 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 Moody Air Force Base and Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLJ / LRCL |
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Location: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E |
Area Served: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
Operator/Owner: | Cluj County Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLJ |
More Information: | CLJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- Originally named Valdosta Airfield when it opened on 15 September 1941, the airfield was renamed Moody Army Airfield on 6 December 1941 in honor of Major George Putnam Moody, an early Air Force pioneer.
- Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
- Under the Southeast Training Center, Moody AAF controlled several auxiliary airfields
- As part of the realignment of the post Cold-War Air Force, HQ ACC converted and realigned the 347th Fighter Wing to the 347th Wing on 1 July 1994, with a new mission being that of a force projection, air/land composite wing.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- With the arrival of the TF-102 Delta Dagger in Air Defense Command in 1960, Moody ended interceptor pilot and crew training and became one of ATC's new undergraduate pilot training schools.
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
Facts about Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):
- The airport remained a domestic airport until September 1996, when it was once again opened to both international passenger and cargo traffic.
- RATUC, the local public transport company, operates its Route No.
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.
- After the war, the airport's operations were resumed with TAROM internal flights connecting Cluj to other major Romanian cities.
- In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
- The airport bus stop is approximately 100 m from the terminal building.
- The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
- The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Cluj Airport was founded on 1 April 1932 by the Romanian Ministry of Industry and Trade.