Nonstop flight route between Universal City, Texas, United States and İzmir, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), İzmir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,577 miles (or 10,585 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and İzmir Adnan Menderes 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):

• When Randolph resumed flying training activities in March 1948, primary pilot training was deleted from its program, and in August 1948 the 3510th Pilot Training Wing was activated.
• The idea for Randolph began soon after passage in the United States Congress of the Air Corps Act of 1926, which changed the name of the Army Air Service to the Army Air Corps, created two new brigadier general positions and provided a five-year expansion program for the under-strength Air Corps.
• The base is listed as a census-designated place for statistical purposes, with a population of 1,241 counted at the 2010 census.
• Between October 1931 and March 1935, more than 2,000 candidates reported for pilot training at Randolph, which began a new class every fourth months.
• Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located at Schertz, 14.8 miles east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio, Texas.
• In June 1941, the Air Corps became the Army Air Forces.
• The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.
• The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".

Facts about İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB):

• Pamukkale is 252 km from ADB, a drive of about 4 hours.
• In addition to being known as "İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport", another name for ADB is "Adnan Menderes Havalimanı".
• The closest airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Çiğli Air Base (IGL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of ADB.
• İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,338 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at İzmir Adnan Menderes 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.