Nonstop flight route between Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH), Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,707 miles (or 5,965 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport and Vandenberg 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBH / TFFJ |
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Location: | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°54'15"N by 62°50'38"W |
Area Served: | Saint Barthélemy |
Operator/Owner: | Mairie de St Barthélemy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBH |
More Information: | SBH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBG / KVBG |
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Location: | Lompoc, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'57"N by 120°34'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VBG |
More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH):
- Because of Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean 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 Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (meaning Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,241 miles (19,700 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBH.
- Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is served by small regional commercial aircraft and charters.
- In addition to being known as "Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport", another name for SBH is "Aérodrome de St Jean".
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- As the war progressed, German and Italian prisoners of war were quartered at Camp Cooke.
- With the establishment of a separate Air Force in September 1947, Vandenberg became its first vice chief of staff under General Carl Spaatz, and succeeded him on 30 April 1948.
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California.
- The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- 30th Operations Group