Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Nuussuaq, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ), Nuussuaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,426 miles (or 5,513 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 Nuussuaq Heliport, 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 Nuussuaq Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):

• In September 2000, veterans of the 40th Infantry Division gathered an Vandenberg Air Force Base to dedicate its Korean War Memorial.
• 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 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".
• The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing.
• General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.

Facts about Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ):

• The closest airport to Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) is Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) N of NSQ.
• Because of Nuussuaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Nuussuaq Heliport 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 furthest airport from Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,141 miles (16,320 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.