Nonstop flight route between Guiria, Venezuela and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Güiria Airport (GUI), Guiria, Venezuela and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,673 miles (or 4,301 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 Güiria Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Güiria Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Güiria Airport (GUI):

• Because of Güiria Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Güiria 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.
• In addition to being known as "Güiria Airport", another name for GUI is "Aeropuerto de Güiria".
• Güiria Airport (GUI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Güiria Airport (GUI) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to Güiria Airport (meaning Güiria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Güiria Airport (GUI) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of GUI.

Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):

• Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
• Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA and remains in operation.
• Lackland AFB hosts a collection of vintage military aircraft on static display on its parade grounds, including a B-52 Stratofortress, F-4 Phantom II, SR-71 Blackbird, C-121 Constellation, B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-25 Mitchell.
• In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected Lackland Air Force Base as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network.
• 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.
• 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.
• As a result of the Korean War, training populations at Lackland soared to 28 basic military training squadrons within the 3700th Military Training Wing.
• Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas.