Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Faranah, Guinea:
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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 Faranah Airport (FAA), Faranah, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,749 miles (or 9,252 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 Faranah 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 Faranah 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: | FAA / GUFH |
| Airport Name: | Faranah Airport |
| Location: | Faranah, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°2'7"N by 10°46'11"W |
| Area Served: | Faranah |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAA |
| More Information: | FAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- 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 Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
- 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.
- Lackland now consists of the Kelly airstrip, Security Hill, main base Lackland, and the old Medina officer training base now named Medina/Lackland Training Annex.
- 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.
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
Facts about Faranah Airport (FAA):
- The furthest airport from Faranah Airport (FAA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Faranah Airport (meaning Faranah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Faranah Airport (FAA) is Kabala Airport (KBA), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WSW of FAA.
