Nonstop flight route between North Platte, Nebraska, United States and Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Platte Regional Airport (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska, United States and Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 565 miles (or 909 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 North Platte Regional Airport and Volk Field Air National Guard Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBF / KLBF |
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| Location: | North Platte, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'33"N by 100°41'0"W |
| Area Served: | North Platte, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Platte Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2777 feet (846 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBF |
| More Information: | LBF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOK / KVOK |
| Airport Name: | Volk Field Air National Guard Base |
| Location: | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°56'20"N by 90°15'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 912 feet (278 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VOK |
| More Information: | VOK Maps & Info |
Facts about North Platte Regional Airport (LBF):
- The closest airport to North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of LBF.
- North Platte Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
- North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) has 2 runways.
- United Airlines stopped at North Platte from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
- In addition to being known as "North Platte Regional Airport", another name for LBF is "Lee Bird Field".
- The furthest airport from North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,687 miles (17,200 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK):
- At around midnight on 25 October 1962, a guard at the Duluth Sector Direction Center saw a figure climbing the security fence.
- The furthest airport from Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The site was named Camp Williams in 1927 in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Charles R.
- Because of Volk Field Air National Guard Base's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at Volk Field Air National Guard Base 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.
- During the Cuban missile crisis a majority of B-47 bombers with capability to drop nuclear payloads were "dispersed" to Volk, among other bases, to make it harder for the Soviets to threaten USAF assets.
- The closest airport to Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of VOK.
