Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR), Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 719 miles (or 1,157 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 relatively short distance between Moody Air Force Base and Lorain County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LPR / KLPR |
Airport Name: | Lorain County Regional Airport |
Location: | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°20'39"N by 82°10'39"W |
Area Served: | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Lorain County Board of Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 793 feet (242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPR |
More Information: | LPR Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 307 FS was inactivated on 31 August 1995 when F-16 operations at Moody were reduced in size.
- 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.
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- 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.
- Under the Southeast Training Center, Moody AAF controlled several auxiliary airfields
Facts about Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR):
- Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of LPR.
- The furthest airport from Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Lorain County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 793 feet, planes can take off or land at Lorain County Regional 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.