Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Taitung Airport (TTT), Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,391 miles (or 13,504 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 Taitung 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 Taitung 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: | TTT / |
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Location: | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°45'16"N by 121°6'6"E |
Area Served: | Taitung City, Taiwan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 143 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TTT |
More Information: | TTT Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
- On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
- The wing executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the global war on terrorism.
- 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.
- 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.
- Under the Southeast Training Center, Moody AAF controlled several auxiliary airfields
- 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.
- In September 1944, Moody began replacing the AT-10 with the TB-25 Mitchell.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
Facts about Taitung Airport (TTT):
- The furthest airport from Taitung Airport (TTT) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Taitung Airport (meaning Taitung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 143 feet above mean sea level.
- Taitung Airport (TTT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Taitung Airport", other names for TTT include "台東航空站台東機場", "Táidōng HángkōngzhànTáidōng Jīchǎng" and "RCFN".
- Because of Taitung Airport's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Taitung 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.
- The closest airport to Taitung Airport (TTT) is Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of TTT.