Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Los Banos, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN), Los Banos, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 537 miles (or 864 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Los Banos Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• On 25 May 1953 the 3600th Air Demonstration Team was officially organized and established at Luke, still officially carrying this designation, now known as the United States Air Force Thunderbirds.
• 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.
• Born in Phoenix in 1897, the "Arizona Balloon Buster" scored 18 aerial victories during World War I in the skies over France.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• The 56th FW is composed of four groups, 27 squadrons, including six training squadrons.
• 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.

Facts about Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN):

• For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2011, the airport had 16,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day.
• Los Banos Municipal Airport covers an area of 101 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 3,801 x 75 ft.
• Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Los Banos Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Banos 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.
• The closest airport to Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of LSN.
• Historically a release of hazardous materials to the environment has occurred at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,339 miles (18,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Los Banos Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile west of the central business district of Los Banos, a city in Merced County, California, United States.