Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Odessa, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Odesa International Airport (ODS), Odessa, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,551 miles (or 10,542 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 Odesa 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Odesa 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: | 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: | ODS / UKOO |
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Location: | Odessa, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°25'36"N by 30°40'41"E |
Area Served: | Odessa, Ukraine |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ODS |
More Information: | ODS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- 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.
- In September 2000, veterans of the 40th Infantry Division gathered an Vandenberg Air Force Base to dedicate its Korean War Memorial.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.
- General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.
- 9th 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.
Facts about Odesa International Airport (ODS):
- Odessa International Airport is an airport located 7 km southwest from the centre of Odessa, Ukraine.
- In addition to being known as "Odesa International Airport", other names for ODS include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса»" and "Международный аэропорт «Одесса»".
- The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Odesa International Airport (ODS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,108 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In May 2007, the airport started construction work that includes extending the main runway.
- Odesa International Airport (ODS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Odesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Odesa International 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 closest airport to Odesa International Airport (ODS) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of ODS.