Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Janesville, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), Janesville, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,774 miles (or 2,855 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
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More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JVL / KJVL |
Airport Name: | Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport |
Location: | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°37'13"N by 89°2'30"W |
Area Served: | Janesville, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Rock County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
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Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- 21st Space Operations Squadron
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- The base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S.
- The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is named in honor of the late General Hoyt S.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 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.
- From August 1950 to February 1953, Camp Cooke served as a training installation for units slated for combat in Korea, and as a summer training base for many other reserve units.
- In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.
- With the establishment of a separate Air Force in September 1947, Vandenberg became its first vice chief of staff under General Carl Spaatz, and succeeded him on 30 April 1948.
Facts about Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL):
- Because of Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Wisconsin Regional 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.
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) has 3 runways.
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport is a public airport located 3 nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Janesville, and north of Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
- The furthest airport from Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,003 miles (17,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) is Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) S of JVL.