Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,139 miles (or 8,271 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Ascención de Guarayos 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Ascención de Guarayos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VBG / KVBG |
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Location: | Lompoc, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'57"N by 120°34'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VBG |
More Information: | VBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASC / SLAS |
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Location: | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°55'55"S by 63°9'21"W |
Area Served: | Ascención de Guarayos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 810 feet (247 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASC |
More Information: | ASC Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.
- The furthest airport from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 576th Flight Test Squadron
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
Facts about Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC):
- Because of Ascención de Guarayos Airport's relatively low elevation of 810 feet, planes can take off or land at Ascención de Guarayos 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.
- Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ascención de Guarayos Airport", another name for ASC is "Ascención de Guarayos Airport (Ascención de Guarayos)".
- The closest airport to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is Concepción Airport (CEP), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) E of ASC.
- The furthest airport from Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (meaning Ascención de Guarayos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.