Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Ulanhot, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Ulanhot Airport (HLH), Ulanhot, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,970 miles (or 9,607 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Ulanhot 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Ulanhot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLH / ZBUL |
Airport Name: | Ulanhot Airport |
Location: | Ulanhot, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°11'43"N by 122°0'29"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HLH |
More Information: | HLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.
- Luke Air Force Base is an active-duty F-16 Fighting Falcon training base with 170 F-16s assigned.
- It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
- Luke Air Force Base was named after Second Lieutenant Frank Luke.
- Soon after combat developed in Korea, Luke field was reactivated on 1 February 1951 as Luke Air Force Base, part of the Air Training Command under the reorganized United States Air Force.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- For several years, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, New Mexico, had provided all atomic, biological, and chemical warfare training for the Air Force.
- In addition to flying and maintaining the F-16, Luke airmen also deploy to support on-going operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and to combatant commanders in other locations around the world.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
Facts about Ulanhot Airport (HLH):
- The closest airport to Ulanhot Airport (HLH) is Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE), which is located 126 miles (202 kilometers) NW of HLH.
- Because of Ulanhot Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulanhot 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 Ulanhot Airport (HLH) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Ulanhot Airport (meaning Ulanhot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,057 miles (19,404 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.