Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Bria, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Bria Airport (BIV), Bria, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,781 miles (or 12,522 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Bria 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Bria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKF / KSKF |
| Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
| Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
| More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIV / FEFR |
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| Location: | Bria, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°31'43"N by 21°59'19"E |
| Area Served: | Bria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1916 feet (584 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIV |
| More Information: | BIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- No other item in the 1960s compared to the incident that occurred at Lackland in February 1966 with the death of a basic trainee.
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
- On 1 February 1953 the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Lackland 29°23′16.4″N 98°37′59.9″W / 29.387889°N 98.633306°W / 29.387889.
- In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected Lackland Air Force Base as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network.
- Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA and remains in operation.
Facts about Bria Airport (BIV):
- In addition to being known as "Bria Airport", another name for BIV is "Bria Airport (Bria)".
- Bria Airport (BIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bria Airport (BIV) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of BIV.
- The furthest airport from Bria Airport (BIV) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bria Airport (meaning Bria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
