Nonstop flight route between Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Peawanuck Airport (YPO), Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,179 miles (or 3,507 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 Peawanuck Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPO / CYPO |
Airport Name: | Peawanuck Airport |
Location: | Peawanuck, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°59'17"N by 85°26'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPO |
More Information: | YPO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Peawanuck Airport (YPO):
- The closest airport to Peawanuck Airport (YPO) is Fort Severn Airport (YER), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) NW of YPO.
- Because of Peawanuck Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Peawanuck 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.
- Peawanuck Airport (YPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Peawanuck Airport (YPO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,678 miles (17,185 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 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.
- General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.
- 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.
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.