Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Latakia, Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK), Latakia, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,088 miles (or 11,408 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 Beale Air Force Base and Bassel al-Assad International 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 Beale Air Force Base and Bassel al-Assad International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTK / OSLK |
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Location: | Latakia, Syria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'2"N by 35°56'54"E |
Area Served: | Latakia, Syria |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTK |
More Information: | LTK Maps & Info |
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
- In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The 456th BW was inactivated on 30 September 1975, and its equipment and personnel were redesignated as the 17th Bombardment Wing, Heavy when the senior unit was inactivated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
- On 30 January 1959, the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
- Beale Air Force Base covers nearly 23,000 acres of rolling hills in northern California.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
Facts about Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK):
- The closest airport to Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) is Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of LTK.
- Because of Bassel al-Assad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Bassel al-Assad International 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 Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,438 miles (18,408 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Bassel al-Assad International Airport", another name for LTK is "مطار باسل الأسد الدولي".
- Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) currently has only 1 runway.