Nonstop flight route between Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG), Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,908 miles (or 12,727 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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: | TXG / RCLG |
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Location: | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°15'52"N by 120°37'14"E |
Area Served: | Greater Taichung |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense |
Airport Type: | Military/Civil |
Elevation: | 663 feet (202 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TXG |
More Information: | TXG 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG):
- Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Taichung Airport, commonly known as Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport, is an airport located in Taichung, Taiwan for both commercial and military purposes.
- Because of Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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 2003, with the demand to develop cross-strait and other international air routes from Taichung City, the Taiwan authorities made the decision to transfer airport from Shuinan Airport to RMQ.
- The closest airport to Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) is Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of TXG.
- The furthest airport from Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (meaning Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
- Ching Chuan Kang Airport was constructed during the Japanese rule and was named Kōkan Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)", other names for TXG include "臺中航空站臺中清泉崗機場", "Táizhōng HángkōngzhànTáizhōng Qīngquángǎng Jīchǎng", "RMQ", "RCMQ" and "RMQ".
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- As a result of the Korean War, training populations at Lackland soared to 28 basic military training squadrons within the 3700th Military Training Wing.
- Lackland AFB is named after Brigadier General Frank Lackland.
- 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.
- Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA and remains in operation.
- 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.
- No other item in the 1960s compared to the incident that occurred at Lackland in February 1966 with the death of a basic trainee.
- Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.