Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and El Tari Airport (KOE), Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,076 miles (or 12,997 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 El Tari 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 El Tari 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: | KOE / WATT |
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Location: | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'17"S by 123°40'15"E |
Area Served: | Kupang |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOE |
More Information: | KOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing.
- 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 addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 576th Flight Test Squadron
- Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.
- General Cooke was a cavalry officer whose military career spanned almost half a century, beginning with his graduation from West Point in 1827 to his retirement in 1873.
- 1st Air and Space Test 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.
Facts about El Tari Airport (KOE):
- Because of El Tari Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at El Tari 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 El Tari Airport (KOE) is Haliwen Airport (ABU), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) NE of KOE.
- In addition to being known as "El Tari Airport", another name for KOE is "Bandar Udara El Tari".
- The furthest airport from El Tari Airport (KOE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to El Tari Airport (meaning El Tari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- El Tari Airport (KOE) has 2 runways.