Nonstop flight route between Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia and Lompoc, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Deniliquin Airport (DNQ), Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,777 miles (or 12,516 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 Deniliquin 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 Deniliquin Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Deniliquin Airport (DNQ):

• Because of Deniliquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 316 feet, planes can take off or land at Deniliquin 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.
• Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Deniliquin Airport (meaning Deniliquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) is Echuca Airport (ECH), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of DNQ.

Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):

• The base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff 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.
• In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
• General Cooke was a cavalry officer whose military career spanned almost half a century, beginning with his graduation from West Point in 1827 to his retirement in 1873.
• The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
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