Nonstop flight route between El Dorado, Venezuela and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Dorado Airport (EOR), El Dorado, Venezuela and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,729 miles (or 6,001 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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: | EOR / SVED |
Airport Name: | El Dorado Airport |
Location: | El Dorado, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°43'0"N by 61°37'0"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EOR |
More Information: | EOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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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 El Dorado Airport (EOR):
- Because of El Dorado Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at El Dorado 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.
- The furthest airport from El Dorado Airport (EOR) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado Airport (meaning El Dorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to El Dorado Airport (EOR) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) WSW of EOR.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- In 1955, the Air Force selected the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak as their second aircraft.
- The program was to be conducted by the Federalized Michigan Air National Guard 127th Fighter Group, which had transferred from Continental Air Command to ATC, effective 10 February.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
- Born in Phoenix in 1897, the "Arizona Balloon Buster" scored 18 aerial victories during World War I in the skies over France.