Nonstop flight route between Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lubang Airport (LBX), Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,865 miles (or 14,268 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 Lubang Airport and Shaw 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 Lubang Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBX / RPLU |
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Location: | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°51'26"N by 120°6'29"E |
Area Served: | Lubang Island, Looc |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBX |
More Information: | LBX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lubang Airport (LBX):
- In addition to being known as "Lubang Airport", another name for LBX is "Paliparan ng Lubang".
- Because of Lubang Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Lubang 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 Lubang Airport (LBX) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Lubang Airport (meaning Lubang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Lubang Airport (LBX) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SE of LBX.
- Lubang Airport (LBX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
- The 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.