Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 493 miles (or 793 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 El Paso International Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
| Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
| Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
| More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKF / KSKF |
| Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
| Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
| More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- The El Paso Municipal Airport construction was inspired by a visit from Charles Lindbergh.
- The terminal is a pier-satellite layout.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
- As a result of the Korean War, training populations at Lackland soared to 28 basic military training squadrons within the 3700th Military Training Wing.
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Lackland now consists of the Kelly airstrip, Security Hill, main base Lackland, and the old Medina officer training base now named Medina/Lackland Training Annex.
- Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
