Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and El Oued, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SKF to ELU:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SKF Airport Information
- ELU Airport Information
- Facts about SKF
- Facts about ELU
- Map of Nearest Airports to SKF
- List of Nearest Airports to SKF
- Map of Furthest Airports from SKF
- List of Furthest Airports from SKF
- Map of Nearest Airports to ELU
- List of Nearest Airports to ELU
- Map of Furthest Airports from ELU
- List of Furthest Airports from ELU
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Guemar Airport (ELU), El Oued, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,908 miles (or 9,507 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 Guemar 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 Guemar 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: | ELU / DAUO |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | El Oued, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°30'46"N by 6°46'57"E |
Area Served: | El Oued, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELU |
More Information: | ELU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- 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.
- Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.
- Joint Base San Antonio, which includes Lackland Air Force Base, was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lackland gained a flying mission when adjacent Kelly Air Force Base closed in 2001.
- Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
Facts about Guemar Airport (ELU):
- In addition to being known as "Guemar Airport", other names for ELU include "Guemar Airport (El Oued)" and "Aéroport d'El Oued - Guemar".
- The closest airport to Guemar Airport (ELU) is Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) NNW of ELU.
- The furthest airport from Guemar Airport (ELU) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,830 miles (19,039 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Because of Guemar Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Guemar 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.
- Guemar Airport (ELU) has 2 runways.