Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Piešťany, Slovakia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Piešťany Airport (PZY), Piešťany, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,241 miles (or 8,435 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Piešťany Airport, 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Piešťany Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRF / KLRF |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°55'0"N by 92°8'47"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LRF |
More Information: | LRF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PZY / LZPP |
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Location: | Piešťany, Slovakia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°37'30"N by 17°49'42"E |
Area Served: | Piešťany, Slovakia |
Operator/Owner: | Slovak Airports Association |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 545 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PZY |
More Information: | PZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF):
- In the 1970s the base went through significant changes, with the first C-130s arriving in March 1970.
- The closest airport to Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of LRF.
- On September 18, 1980 an airman conducting maintenance on a USAF Titan-II missile at Little Rock Air Force Base's Launch Complex 374-7 in Southside, just north of Damascus, Arkansas, dropped a socket which fell impacting the rocket's first stage fuel tank resulting in a leak.
- Little Rock Air Force Base was authorized in 1953 and opened on 24 January 1955.
- In June 1965, Little Rock's 189 TRG became the first Air National Guard unit to operate the RF-101 Voodoo and by December, had assumed the RF-101 Replacement Training Unit mission for the entire Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,887 miles (17,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Little Rock AFB is the C-130 training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military in tactical airlift and aerial delivery.
- In addition to being known as "Little Rock Air Force Base", another name for LRF is "Little Rock AFB".
- The host unit at Little Rock AFB is the 19th Airlift Wing, assigned to the Air Mobility Command 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.
Facts about Piešťany Airport (PZY):
- Because of Piešťany Airport's relatively low elevation of 545 feet, planes can take off or land at Piešťany 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 Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Piešťany Airport", another name for PZY is "Letisko Piešťany".
- Piešťany Airport (PZY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of PZY.