Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Mesquite, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Mesquite Airport (MFH), Mesquite, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,807 miles (or 2,909 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 relatively short distance between Moody Air Force Base and Mesquite Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MFH / |
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Location: | Mesquite, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'59"N by 114°3'20"W |
Area Served: | Mesquite, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mesquite |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1978 feet (603 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFH |
More Information: | MFH Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- Under the Southeast Training Center, Moody AAF controlled several auxiliary airfields
- Moody AFB is the home of the 23d Wing of the Air Combat Command.
- Due to reduced demands for new pilots during the early months of 1945, The Army Air Force announced that Moody would be transferred to the First Air Force on 30 April 1945.
- On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
- The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
- 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.
- 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.
- Under SAC, Moody was assigned to the Second Air Force and the 40th Air Division.
- In 1965, the Cessna T-41A, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody and was used in the initial phases of student training.
Facts about Mesquite Airport (MFH):
- The closest airport to Mesquite Airport (MFH) is St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of MFH.
- Mesquite Airport (MFH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mesquite Airport", another name for MFH is "67L".
- The furthest airport from Mesquite Airport (MFH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,247 miles (18,100 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Mesquite Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Mesquite, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.