Nonstop flight route between Victorville, California, United States and Funchal, Madeira, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV), Victorville, California, United States and Madeira Airport (FNC), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,505 miles (or 8,860 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 Southern California Logistics Airport and Madeira 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 Southern California Logistics Airport and Madeira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCV / KVCV |
Airport Name: | Southern California Logistics Airport |
Location: | Victorville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'50"N by 117°22'59"W |
Area Served: | Victorville, California |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2885 feet (879 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCV |
More Information: | VCV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNC / LPMA |
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Location: | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'39"N by 16°46'41"W |
Area Served: | Funchal |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos da Madeira |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNC |
More Information: | FNC Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV):
- Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) has 2 runways.
- The SCLA Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility offers urban warfare training, and has served over 15,000 U.S.
- The closest airport to Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Apple Valley Airport (APV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of VCV.
- The Fiscal Year 2002 military spending bill earmarked US$1.3 million to allow the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,421 miles (18,380 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Madeira Airport (FNC):
- Madeira Airport handled 2,311,380 passengers last year.
- Funchal Airport is 13.2 km east-northeast of the regional capital Funchal.
- The closest airport to Madeira Airport (FNC) is Porto Santo Airport (PXO), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of FNC.
- In addition to being known as "Madeira Airport", another name for FNC is "Aeroporto da Madeira".
- Madeira Airport (FNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Madeira Airport (FNC) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Madeira Airport (meaning Madeira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
- The new runway and terminal were inaugurated on 6 October 2002, and to mark the occasion an Air-Atlantic Iceland Boeing 747-267B, registration TF-ABA, landed at the airport.
- In 1972, the popularity of visiting the island of Madeira increased, so the runway had to be extended to allow modern and larger aircraft to land.
- Because of Madeira Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Madeira 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.