Nonstop flight route between Achutupo, Panama and Lompoc, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°10'58"N by 78°1'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°43'57"N by 120°34'5"W)
Distance from ACU to VBG:
3,211.61 miles (5,168.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Achutupo Airport (ACU), Achutupo, Panama and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,212 miles (or 5,169 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 Achutupo Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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 Achutupo Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACU / |
| Airport Name: | Achutupo Airport |
| Location: | Achutupo, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°10'58"N by 78°1'1"W |
| Area Served: | Achutupo, Panama |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACU |
| More Information: | ACU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBG / KVBG |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Achutupo Airport (ACU):
- The closest airport to Achutupo Airport (ACU) is Playón Chico Airport (PYC), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of ACU.
- The furthest airport from Achutupo Airport (ACU) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Achutupo Airport (meaning Achutupo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.
- 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".
- Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is named in honor of the late General Hoyt S.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.24 miles (27.74 km) WNW | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |     |
| 2 | 25.40 miles (40.88 km) SE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 67.20 miles (108.15 km) SE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 4 | 79.31 miles (127.64 km) WSW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 5 | 80.86 miles (130.13 km) SSW | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 6 | 93.55 miles (150.55 km) W | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | 105.97 miles (170.54 km) W | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 126.76 miles (203.99 km) W | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 9 | 129.89 miles (209.04 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 10 | 151.58 miles (243.94 km) E | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 11 | 154.54 miles (248.71 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 12 | 186.55 miles (300.23 km) E | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 13 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) ENE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 204.90 miles (329.75 km) ESE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 15 | 210.06 miles (338.06 km) ESE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.64 miles (19,585.09 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,087.37 miles (19,452.69 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,068.35 miles (19,422.08 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,053.41 miles (19,398.03 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,050.51 miles (19,393.36 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,045.00 miles (19,384.50 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,030.02 miles (19,360.39 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,022.94 miles (19,349.00 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,990.18 miles (19,296.27 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,964.30 miles (19,254.63 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,957.88 miles (19,244.29 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,945.49 miles (19,224.36 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,942.06 miles (19,218.84 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,922.98 miles (19,188.13 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,914.89 miles (19,175.10 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.35 miles (11.82 km) SE | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 2 | 13.10 miles (21.08 km) NNE | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| 3 | 29.30 miles (47.15 km) ESE | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 4 | 35.10 miles (56.49 km) N | San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 5 | 42.19 miles (67.90 km) NNW | O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL) | Camp San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 6 | 46.50 miles (74.83 km) ESE | Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 7 | 59.51 miles (95.77 km) SE | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 8 | 65.05 miles (104.69 km) N | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 9 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) N | Roberts Army Heliport (SYL) | Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | |
| 10 | 85.78 miles (138.05 km) ESE | Oxnard Airport (OXR) | Oxnard, California, United States | |
| 11 | 89.78 miles (144.48 km) ESE | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 12 | 92.68 miles (149.15 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 13 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Shafter Airport (MIT) | Shafter, California, United States | |
| 14 | 98.18 miles (158.01 km) ENE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 15 | 100.04 miles (161.00 km) N | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,478.79 miles (18,473.27 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,451.16 miles (18,428.80 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 3 | 11,442.86 miles (18,415.45 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,434.78 miles (18,402.45 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,374.63 miles (18,305.65 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,317.19 miles (18,213.21 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,285.10 miles (18,161.56 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,252.70 miles (18,109.41 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,137.81 miles (17,924.52 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,132.92 miles (17,916.65 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,126.80 miles (17,906.81 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,114.14 miles (17,886.43 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,113.84 miles (17,885.94 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,084.42 miles (17,838.60 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,081.30 miles (17,833.57 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |