Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and San Pedro, Belize:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and San Pedro Airport (SPR), San Pedro, Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 950 miles (or 1,529 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 San Pedro 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: | SPR / |
| Airport Name: | San Pedro Airport |
| Location: | San Pedro, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°54'50"N by 87°58'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPR |
| More Information: | SPR 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.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.
- As part of the implementation of the Objective Wing concept, the 347th was redesignated as the 347th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991.
Facts about San Pedro Airport (SPR):
- The closest airport to San Pedro Airport (SPR) is Caye Caulker Airport (CUK), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SPR.
- The furthest airport from San Pedro Airport (SPR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,928 miles (19,196 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- San Pedro Airport (SPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of San Pedro Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at San Pedro 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.
