Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Postville Airport (YSO), Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,166 miles (or 5,096 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 Postville 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 Postville 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: | YSO / |
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Location: | Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'37"N by 59°47'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 223 feet (68 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSO |
More Information: | YSO Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing.
- In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.
- As the war progressed, German and Italian prisoners of war were quartered at Camp Cooke.
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- In March 1945, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, and full general in 1947.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 576th Flight Test 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 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.
Facts about Postville Airport (YSO):
- In addition to being known as "Postville Airport", another name for YSO is "CCD4".
- Postville Airport (YSO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Postville Airport's relatively low elevation of 223 feet, planes can take off or land at Postville 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 Postville Airport (YSO) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,052 miles (17,787 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Postville Airport (YSO) is Makkovik Airport (YMN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of YSO.