Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Sindhri Airport (MPD), Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,215 miles (or 13,221 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Sindhri 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Sindhri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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 |
View all routes: | Routes from VBG |
More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPD / OPMP |
Airport Name: | Sindhri Airport |
Location: | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°41'0"N by 69°1'59"E |
Area Served: | Sindhri, Sindh, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | PAF |
Airport Type: | Mily |
Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPD |
More Information: | MPD Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- 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.
- General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.
- Besides the 5th Division, the 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th Armored Divisions as well as the 86th and 97th Infantry Divisions, and the 2d Filipino Infantry Regiment were all stationed at Cooke at varying times during the war.
- General Cooke was a cavalry officer whose military career spanned almost half a century, beginning with his graduation from West Point in 1827 to his retirement in 1873.
- 4th Space Launch Squadron
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- In addition to its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX, as well as 100 acres leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
Facts about Sindhri Airport (MPD):
- Because of Sindhri Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Sindhri 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.
- The furthest airport from Sindhri Airport (MPD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sindhri Airport (meaning Sindhri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sindhri Airport (MPD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sindhri Airport (MPD) is Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WSW of MPD.