Nonstop flight route between Alpine, Texas, United States and Vacaville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), Alpine, Texas, United States and Nut Tree Airport (VCB), Vacaville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,177 miles (or 1,893 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 Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport and Nut Tree Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALE / |
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Location: | Alpine, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'3"N by 103°41'0"W |
Area Served: | Alpine, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Alpine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4515 feet (1,376 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALE |
More Information: | ALE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCB / KVCB |
Airport Name: | Nut Tree Airport |
Location: | Vacaville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'40"N by 121°57'42"W |
Area Served: | Vacaville, California |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCB |
More Information: | VCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE):
- The furthest airport from Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,345 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport", other names for ALE include "none" and "E38".
- Because of Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,515 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) has 2 runways.
- On July 4, 2010, a twin-engine Cessna 421 employed by O’Hara Flying Service II LP of Amarillo as an air ambulance, was en route to Midland, Texas when it crashed in a field one mile east of Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport, killing all 5 on board.
- The closest airport to Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) is Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of ALE.
Facts about Nut Tree Airport (VCB):
- Nut Tree Airport (VCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Nut Tree Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Vacaville, in Solano County, California, United States.
- Because of Nut Tree Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Nut Tree 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 Nut Tree Airport (VCB) is Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of VCB.
- The furthest airport from Nut Tree Airport (VCB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,310 miles (18,202 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.