Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Surat, Gujarat, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Surat Airport (STV), Surat, Gujarat, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,646 miles (or 13,914 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 Surat 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 Surat 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: | STV / VASU |
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Location: | Surat, Gujarat, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°7'3"N by 72°44'42"E |
Area Served: | Surat |
Airport Type: | Public, Domestic |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from STV |
More Information: | STV Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- Luke Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory was previously named in his honor.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Although continually modified during the war years, the course of advanced flight training at Luke averaged about 10 weeks and included both flight training and ground school.
- Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
- The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.
- By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Surat Airport (STV):
- The closest airport to Surat Airport (STV) is Daman Airport (NMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) S of STV.
- A new Surat airport terminal building was inaugurated on 27 February 2009 by Union Minister of State for Petroleum Dinsha Patel, in the absence of Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who had to cancel his visit due to unavoidable circumstances.
- The furthest airport from Surat Airport (STV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Surat Airport", another name for STV is "સુરત એરપોર્ટ".
- Because of Surat Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat 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.
- Surat Airport is built by the State government of Gujarat.