Nonstop flight route between Universal City, Texas, United States and Lake Manyara, Tanzania:
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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 Lake Manyara Airport (LKY), Lake Manyara, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,934 miles (or 14,378 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 Lake Manyara 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 Lake Manyara 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: | LKY / HTLM |
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| Location: | Lake Manyara, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'32"S by 35°49'5"E |
| Area Served: | Lake Manyara National Park |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LKY |
| More Information: | LKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- Clark's design was submitted to and drawn upon by George B.
- 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.
- Although barely half-completed, Randolph Field was dedicated 20 June 1930, with an estimated 15,000 people in attendance and a fly-by of 233 planes.
- In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
- Randolph AFB is named after Captain William Millican Randolph, a native of Austin, who was on the base naming committee at the time of his death in a crash.
- Like many military installations during World War II, Randolph fielded an intercollegiate football team, nicknamed the Randolph Field Ramblers.
- 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.
- 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.
- It appears that Clark’s plan, submitted by the Air Corps Training Center, was one of the new layouts that George B.
Facts about Lake Manyara Airport (LKY):
- Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Arusha Airport (ARK), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of LKY.
- Because of Lake Manyara Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Lake Manyara Airport", another name for LKY is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Ziwa Manyara (Swahili)".
