Nonstop flight route between Beica, Ethiopia and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beica Airport (BEI), Beica, Ethiopia and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,760 miles (or 14,098 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 Beica Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Beica Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEI / HABE | 
| Airport Name: | Beica Airport | 
| Location: | Beica, Ethiopia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°23'30"N by 34°31'9"E | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BEI | 
| More Information: | BEI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LUF | 
| More Information: | LUF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Beica Airport (BEI):
- The furthest airport from Beica Airport (BEI) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Beica Airport (meaning Beica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Beica Airport (BEI) is Asosa Airport (ASO), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) N of BEI.
- Because of Beica Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Beica 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.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Luke Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory was previously named in his honor.
- The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.
- Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- In 1955, the Air Force selected the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak as their second aircraft.




