Nonstop flight route between La Pedrera, Colombia and Altus, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Pedrera Airport (LPD), La Pedrera, Colombia and Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,143 miles (or 5,057 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 La Pedrera Airport and Altus 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 La Pedrera Airport and Altus 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: | LPD / SKLP |
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Location: | La Pedrera, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'42"S by 69°34'45"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPD |
More Information: | LPD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTS / KLTS |
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Location: | Altus, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'59"N by 99°16'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LTS |
More Information: | LTS Maps & Info |
Facts about La Pedrera Airport (LPD):
- The closest airport to La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) S of LPD.
- The furthest airport from La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is nearly antipodal to La Pedrera Airport (meaning La Pedrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sematan Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- La Pedrera Airport (LPD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "La Pedrera Airport", another name for LPD is "Aeropuerto de La Pedrera".
Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):
- Between 1945 and 1953 Altus would serve as a scrap yard for hundreds of World War II era military aircraft.
- More changes were on the horizon.
- In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
- The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
- In 1967, the Air Force began searching for a base that could handle the training for its strategic airlift fleet, the C-141 Starlifter and its newest and largest transport aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy.
- The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The 97 AMW discontinued FTU responsibilities for the C-141 concurrent with that aircraft's retirement from the USAF inventory in 2006.