Nonstop flight route between La Fria, Venezuela and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Fría Airport (LFR), La Fria, Venezuela and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,275 miles (or 3,661 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 La Fría Airport and Forbes Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFR / SVLF |
Airport Name: | La Fría Airport |
Location: | La Fria, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°14'21"N by 72°16'15"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 323 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LFR |
More Information: | LFR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Facts about La Fría Airport (LFR):
- Because of La Fría Airport's relatively low elevation of 323 feet, planes can take off or land at La Fría 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 closest airport to La Fría Airport (LFR) is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of LFR.
- La Fría Airport (LFR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Fría Airport (LFR) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to La Fría Airport (meaning La Fría Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- On August 5, 1921, Forbes Field was the site of the first live radio broadcast of a Major League Baseball game in the United States.
- Some remnants of the ballpark still stand, surrounded by the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
- The first batter at Forbes Field was future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers, the Cubs second baseman and lead off batter.
- With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
- In 1947, well after Dreyfuss' death, and upon the arrival of veteran slugger Hank Greenberg, the bullpens were moved from foul territory to the base of the scoreboard in left field and were fenced in, cutting 30 feet from the left field area, from 365 feet to 335 feet down the line and 406 feet to 376 feet in left-center field.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Though Forbes Field was praised upon its opening, it began to show its age after 60 years of use.