Nonstop flight route between Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW), Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,304 miles (or 11,754 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 Turkmenbashi International 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 Turkmenbashi International 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 Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW):

• In addition to being known as "Turkmenbashi International Airport", another name for KRW is "Türkmenbaşy halkara aeroporty".
• Because of Turkmenbashi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Turkmenbashi International 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 the immediate vicinity of the main body of the terminal there is a facility to receive VIP-persons.
• In April 2010 a new four-story terminal building was opened with a capacity of 800 passengers per hour.
• The closest airport to Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), which is located 159 miles (255 kilometers) W of KRW.
• At the same time the airport can take 7 flights while providing international standards of service.
• The furthest airport from Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,176 miles (17,987 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) has 2 runways.

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

• Lackland, like many other Air Education and Training Command bases, trains enlisted airmen out of basic training in a specific specialty via various "tech schools." Lackland currently has six technical training squadrons on base training multiple airmen in various Air Force Specialty Codes.
• During the 1960s, more permanent facilities were constructed, including four 1,000-person steel and brick Recruit Housing and Training dormitories built between 1966 and 1970 for basic military training by the Lackland Military Training Center.
• 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.
• Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
• 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.
• Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.
• In September 1972, the Houston-based 630th Radar Squadron sent a detachment to this FAA-operated site to set up an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar to join the AN/FPS-66A search radar already in place.