Nonstop flight route between La Porte, Indiana, United States and Tucson, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO), La Porte, Indiana, United States and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,478 miles (or 2,378 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 Porte Municipal Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO):

• The furthest airport from La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,137 miles (17,923 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO) is La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LPO.
• Because of La Porte Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 812 feet, planes can take off or land at La Porte Municipal 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 addition to being known as "La Porte Municipal Airport", another name for LPO is "PPO".

Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• In 1962, the Strategic Air Command's 390th Strategic Missile Wing and its 18 Titan II ICBM sites around Tucson were activated.
• As the location of the Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is the sole aircraft boneyard for excess military and government aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Davis-Monthan Airport became Tucson Army Air Field in 1940, as the United States prepared for World War II.
• In the 1990s, the 355 TTW continued to train A-10 crews for assignments to units in the United States, England, and Korea.
• Two other major tenants, the 563rd Rescue Group and 943rd Rescue Group, are tasked to provide combat search and rescue support worldwide.
• Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits approximately 5 miles south-southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona.
• On 1 October 1976, the base was transferred to Tactical Air Command after 30 years under SAC.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.