Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Villa Garzón, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,728 miles (or 4,391 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Villa Garzón 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Villa Garzón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
| More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGZ / SKVG |
| Airport Name: | Villa Garzón Airport |
| Location: | Villa Garzón, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VGZ |
| More Information: | VGZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- The 507 ARW operates twelve KC-135R "Stratotanker" air refueling aircraft at Tinker and works together with the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Air Refueling Wing, also co-located at Tinker.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
- In 1926 he was awarded the Soldiers Medal for returning to his blazing aircraft to rescue a fellow officer.
- The 137th Air Refueling Wing flies the KC-135R in conjunction with the 507th Air Refueling Wing, having assumed an aerial refueling mission in 2008.
- The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is the largest air logistics center in the Air Force Materiel Command.
- DLA Distribution is a combat support agency and the Lead Center for Distribution.
Facts about Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ):
- The closest airport to Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of VGZ.
- The furthest airport from Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Garzón Airport (meaning Villa Garzón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
- Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
