Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Kütahya, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Zafer Airport (KZR), Kütahya, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,976 miles (or 9,617 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 Moody Air Force Base and Zafer 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 Moody Air Force Base and Zafer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KZR / LTBZ |
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Location: | Kütahya, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°6'41"N by 30°7'47"E |
Area Served: | Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak |
Operator/Owner: | DHMI |
Airport Type: | International |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KZR |
More Information: | KZR Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
- As part of the implementation of the Objective Wing concept, the 347th was redesignated as the 347th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991.
- With the arrival of the TF-102 Delta Dagger in Air Defense Command in 1960, Moody ended interceptor pilot and crew training and became one of ATC's new undergraduate pilot training schools.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- 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 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.
- The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
- 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.
Facts about Zafer Airport (KZR):
- Zafer Airport (KZR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Zafer Airport", another name for KZR is "Zafer Havalimanı".
- The closest airport to Zafer Airport (KZR) is Afyon Airport (AFY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of KZR.
- The facility with a total covered area of 27,000 m2 is built on 370 ha land.
- The furthest airport from Zafer Airport (KZR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.