Nonstop flight route between Timbedra, Mauritania and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbedra Airport (TMD), Timbedra, Mauritania and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,698 miles (or 9,170 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 Timbedra Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Timbedra Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMD / GQNH |
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Location: | Timbedra, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°13'58"N by 8°10'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from TMD |
More Information: | TMD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Timbedra Airport (TMD):
- The closest airport to Timbedra Airport (TMD) is Néma Airport (EMN), which is located 62 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of TMD.
- In addition to being known as "Timbedra Airport", another name for TMD is "مطار تمبدغة الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Timbedra Airport (TMD) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Timbedra Airport (meaning Timbedra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
- Lackland AFB is part of Joint Base San Antonio, an amalgamation of the United States Army Fort Sam Houston, the United States Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged on 1 October 2010.
- The Vietnam War buildup necessitated a "split-phase" training from August 1965 to April 1966.
- 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.
- In 1965 AN/FPS-20A was upgraded to an AN/FPS-91A radar, then in 1969 it was modified to an AN/FPS-66A.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 1 February 1953 the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Lackland 29°23′16.4″N 98°37′59.9″W / 29.387889°N 98.633306°W / 29.387889.