Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG), Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,673 miles (or 12,348 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 Xishuangbanna Gasa International 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 Xishuangbanna Gasa International 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: | JHG / ZPJH |
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| Location: | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'26"N by 100°45'34"E |
| Area Served: | Jinghong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1815 feet (553 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JHG |
| More Information: | JHG Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- 9th Space Operations Squadron
- 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.
- In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 21st Space Operations Squadron
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
Facts about Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG):
- Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport", other names for JHG include "西双版纳嘎洒机场" and "Xishuāngbǎnnà Gāsǎ jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,871 miles (19,104 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) SSE of JHG.
