Nonstop flight route between Universal City, Texas, United States and Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States and Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,974 miles (or 8,004 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 Fuerteventura 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 Fuerteventura Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RND / KRND |
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| Location: | Universal City, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'45"N by 98°16'44"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RND |
| More Information: | RND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUE / GCFV |
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| Location: | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°27'10"N by 13°51'50"W |
| Area Served: | Fuerteventura |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUE |
| More Information: | FUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- On 1 April 1952, the Air Force established the Crew Training Air Force with its headquarters at Randolph to administer nine bases and combat crew training wings, including the 3510th.
- 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 Army Air Forces also planned to return basic pilot training to Randolph on 1 February 1946.
- 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".
- In June 1941, the Air Corps became the Army Air Forces.
- General Lahm established the Air Corps Training Center in August 1926 and set up its headquarters at Duncan Field, next to Kelly Field, Texas.
- It appears that Clark’s plan, submitted by the Air Corps Training Center, was one of the new layouts that George B.
Facts about Fuerteventura Airport (FUE):
- The closest airport to Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) is Lanzarote Airport (ACE), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNE of FUE.
- Fuerteventura Airport handled 4,259,341 passengers last year.
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Fuerteventura Airport", another name for FUE is "Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura".
- Because of Fuerteventura Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuerteventura 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 furthest airport from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Fuerteventura Airport (meaning Fuerteventura Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
