Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 638 miles (or 1,027 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 Offutt Air Force Base and Blue Grass Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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| Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
| More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEX / KLEX |
| Airport Name: | Blue Grass Airport |
| Location: | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'11"N by 84°36'20"W |
| Area Served: | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 979 feet (298 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEX |
| More Information: | LEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- The oldest surviving portion of Fort Crook is the parade grounds and surrounding red brick buildings that were constructed between 1894–96.
- The newly established United States Air Force took control of the facility in September 1947, and on 13 January 1948 it was renamed Offutt Air Force Base.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- The 55 WG mission is to provide dominant intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance.
- It is charged with space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, global strike and strategic deterrence, and combating weapons of mass destruction.
- During the late 1950s Offutt housed a Royal Air Force facility for servicing Avro Vulcans, which visited the air base frequently while on exercise with SAC.
- The 3902d Air Base Wing was inactivated on 1 March 1986, and the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing assumed host-unit responsibilities for Offutt.
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Blue Grass Airport (LEX):
- Blue Grass Airport handled 1,104,354 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Capital City Airport (FFT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of LEX.
- Because of Blue Grass Airport's relatively low elevation of 979 feet, planes can take off or land at Blue Grass 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.
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
