Nonstop flight route between San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,565 miles (or 5,738 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International 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: | SVZ / SVSA |
| Airport Name: | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport |
| Location: | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°50'26"N by 72°26'22"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 1312 feet (400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVZ |
| More Information: | SVZ 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ):
- The furthest airport from Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (meaning Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
- Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of SVZ.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is named in honor of the late General Hoyt S.
- 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.
- 1st Air and Space Test Squadron
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing.
- As the war progressed, German and Italian prisoners of war were quartered at Camp Cooke.
