Nonstop flight route between Naxos Island, Greece and Lompoc, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naxos Island National Airport (JNX), Naxos Island, Greece and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,014 miles (or 11,288 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 Naxos Island National Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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 Naxos Island National Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naxos Island National Airport (JNX):

• Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Naxos Island National Airport", another name for JNX is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νάξου".
• Because of Naxos Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 1 feet, planes can take off or land at Naxos Island National 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 Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) is Paros National Airport (PAS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of JNX.

Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):

• The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
• Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
• 9th Space Operations Squadron
• In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
• In addition to its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX, as well as 100 acres leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.
• Vandenberg AFB is a Department of Defense space and missile testing base, with a mission of placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters.
• Four years later the military returned to Camp Cooke.
• The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing.