Nonstop flight route between Bujumbura, Burundi and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), Bujumbura, Burundi and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,532 miles (or 15,341 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 Bujumbura International 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 Bujumbura International 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: | BJM / HBBA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bujumbura, Burundi | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'26"S by 29°19'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Bujumbura, Burundi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2582 feet (787 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BJM | 
| More Information: | BJM 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 Bujumbura International Airport (BJM):
- The furthest airport from Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,967 miles (19,260 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Gitega Airport (GID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of BJM.
- In addition to being known as "Bujumbura International Airport", another name for BJM is "Aéroport international de Bujumbura".
- Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bujumbura International Airport handled 177,642 passengers last year.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- 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.
- The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- 4th Space Launch Squadron
- General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- As the war progressed, German and Italian prisoners of war were quartered at Camp Cooke.




