Nonstop flight route between Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,258 miles (or 2,024 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 Santa Lucía Air Force Base and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLU / MMSM | 
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| Location: | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'24"N by 99°0'55"W | 
| Area Served: | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NLU | 
| More Information: | NLU Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU):
- The furthest airport from Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,291 miles (18,172 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Santa Lucía Air Force Base", another name for NLU is "Base Aérea No. 1 Santa Lucía".
 - The closest airport to Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) is Cupul National Airport (TZM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of NLU.
 
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
 - By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.
 - 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".
 - 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 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.
 - It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
 - In 1955, the Air Force selected the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak as their second aircraft.
 
