Nonstop flight route between Red Devil, Alaska, United States and Del Rio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Red Devil Airport (RDV), Red Devil, Alaska, United States and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,370 miles (or 5,424 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 Red Devil Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base, 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 Red Devil Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Red Devil Airport (RDV):

• Because of Red Devil Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Red Devil 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 Red Devil Airport (RDV) is Sleetmute Airport (SLQ), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of RDV.
• Red Devil Airport (RDV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Red Devil Airport (RDV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,517 miles (16,926 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.

Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• The Air Force transferred jurisdiction of the base to the Strategic Air Command on April 1, 1957 and the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing moved there from Turner Air Force Base, Georgia.
• As of the census of 2014, there were 2,225 people, 651 households, and 570 families residing on the base.
• Park University offers onsite and online classes on base.
• Laughlin AFB was originally named Laughlin Army Air Field on March 3, 1943, after Jack T.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Laughlin AFB, the largest pilot training base in the USAF, is home to the 47th Flying Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
• The residential area of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,569 at the 2010 census.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.