Nonstop flight route between Altus, Oklahoma, United States and Luderitz, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States and Lüderitz Airport (LUD), Luderitz, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,573 miles (or 13,797 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 Altus Air Force Base and Lüderitz 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 Altus Air Force Base and Lüderitz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUD / FYLZ |
Airport Name: | Lüderitz Airport |
Location: | Luderitz, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'15"S by 15°14'34"E |
Area Served: | Lüderitz, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 457 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUD |
More Information: | LUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):
- In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
- Altus AFB was established in 1943 as Altus Army Airfield.
- 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.
- More changes were on the horizon.
- 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.
Facts about Lüderitz Airport (LUD):
- The closest airport to Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) SSE of LUD.
- Because of Lüderitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 457 feet, planes can take off or land at Lüderitz 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 Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 11,988 miles (19,292 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Lüderitz Airport handled 15,694 passengers last year.
- Lüderitz Airport (LUD) has 2 runways.