Nonstop flight route between Tobruk, Libya and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tobruk International Airport (TOB), Tobruk, Libya and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,755 miles (or 10,870 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 Tobruk International 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 Tobruk International 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!

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Facts about Tobruk International Airport (TOB):

• 15 - 33 is currently out of service for operational reasons.
• The furthest airport from Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,724 miles (18,868 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• At the beginning of World War II, Libya was an Italian colony and Tobruk became the site of important battles between the Allies and Axis powers.
• The closest airport to Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of TOB.
• Tobruk Airport is an airport in Tobruk, eastern Libya.
• In addition to being known as "Tobruk International Airport", another name for TOB is "مطار طبرق الدولي".

Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):

• By late 1959 Lackland was also performing air-traffic-control duties for the Federal Aviation Administration.
• During the 1960s, more permanent facilities were constructed, including four 1,000-person steel and brick Recruit Housing and Training dormitories built between 1966 and 1970 for basic military training by the Lackland Military Training Center.
• 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 Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas.
• Lackland, like many other Air Education and Training Command bases, trains enlisted airmen out of basic training in a specific specialty via various "tech schools." Lackland currently has six technical training squadrons on base training multiple airmen in various Air Force Specialty Codes.
• 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.
• In addition, with the closure of Kelly AFB Lackland gained the section of base known as Security Hill.