Nonstop flight route between Enid, Oklahoma, United States and Lismore, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vance Air Force Base (END), Enid, Oklahoma, United States and Lismore Airport (LSY), Lismore, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,353 miles (or 13,442 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 Vance Air Force Base and Lismore 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 Vance Air Force Base and Lismore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vance Air Force Base (END):

• In keeping with the Air Force tradition of naming bases for deceased Air Force flyers, on July 9, 1949, the base was renamed after a local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lt Col Leon Robert Vance, Jr.
• The furthest airport from Vance Air Force Base (END) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• It was not until 1942, that the base was officially named Enid Army Flying School, also known as Woodring Field.
• In addition to being known as "Vance Air Force Base", another name for END is "Vance ANGB".
• The closest airport to Vance Air Force Base (END) is Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of END.
• The 71st Flying Training Wing aims to train world-class pilots for the United States Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and its Allies and to prepare Air Expeditionary Force warriors to deploy in support of the combatant commanders.
• The base was reactivated on January 13, 1948, and its name changed to Enid Air Force Base, as one of the pilot training bases within the Air Training Command.

Facts about Lismore Airport (LSY):

• The furthest airport from Lismore Airport (LSY) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,892 miles (19,139 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• Because of Lismore Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Lismore 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.
• Lismore Airport (LSY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lismore Airport (LSY) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of LSY.