Nonstop flight route between Findlay, Ohio, United States and Del Rio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Findlay Airport (FDY), Findlay, Ohio, United States and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,254 miles (or 2,017 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 Findlay Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDY / KFDY |
| Airport Name: | Findlay Airport |
| Location: | Findlay, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°0'42"N by 83°40'6"W |
| Area Served: | Findlay, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Findlay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 813 feet (248 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FDY |
| More Information: | FDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLF / KDLF |
| Airport Name: | Laughlin Air Force Base |
| Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLF |
| More Information: | DLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Findlay Airport (FDY):
- Because of Findlay Airport's relatively low elevation of 813 feet, planes can take off or land at Findlay 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.
- Findlay Airport (FDY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Findlay Airport (FDY) is Lima Allen County Airport (AOH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of FDY.
- The furthest airport from Findlay Airport (FDY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,300 miles (18,186 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):
- The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
- Aside from the reservoir outside of Del Rio for fishing and some lake diving, most forms of recreation are either in the town of Del Rio or across the border in Ciudad Acuña, however current DoD policy does not allow travel across the border for military personnel.
- Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
- Park University offers onsite and online classes on base.
- The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1961, Headquarters US Air Force notified Laughlin officials their mission would expand to again include an Air Training Command undergraduate pilot training program.
- The median income for a household on the base was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625.
- Laughlin Air Force Base reopened on May 1, 1952.
- On the base the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 42.7% from 25 to 44, 2.5% from 45 to 64, and 0.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
- As of the census of 2014, there were 2,225 people, 651 households, and 570 families residing on the base.
