Nonstop flight route between Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,085 miles (or 1,746 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 relatively short distance between General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport and Moody Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM):

• Because of General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at General Francisco Javier Mina International 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport", another name for TAM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco Javier Mina".
• The closest airport to General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WSW of TAM.
• General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport or Tampico International Airport is an international airport located at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
• The furthest airport from General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,243 miles (18,094 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Interior of the airport.
• General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) has 3 runways.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• On 1 September 1951, Moody was formally transferred from SAC to ATC.
• The 347th flew the McDonnel-Douglas F-4E until 1988, when it upgraded to the Block 15 General Dynamics F-16A/B.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 29th Flying Training Wing at Moody and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• In September 1944, Moody began replacing the AT-10 with the TB-25 Mitchell.
• Due to reduced demands for new pilots during the early months of 1945, The Army Air Force announced that Moody would be transferred to the First Air Force on 30 April 1945.
• The wing executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the global war on terrorism.