Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,572 miles (or 10,577 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 Bucharest Henri Coandǎ 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 Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport. 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):

• Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.
• The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
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• In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
• Vandenberg AFB is a Department of Defense space and missile testing base, with a mission of placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters.
• 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.
• 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 its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX, as well as 100 acres leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.
• With the establishment of a separate Air Force in September 1947, Vandenberg became its first vice chief of staff under General Carl Spaatz, and succeeded him on 30 April 1948.

Facts about Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP):

• Season 14 of The Amazing Race was filmed here during the first portion of the third leg.
• The airport is undertaking Phase III of its development program, a €150 million investment, which consist of the expansion of Departure Hall, Arrivals Hall and the concourse.
• Henri Coandă International Airport serves as headquarters for TAROM, the country's national airline, and Țiriac Air.
• The furthest airport from Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) S of OTP.
• In addition to being known as "Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport", another name for OTP is "Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă".
• Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) has 2 runways.
• Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport handled 7,643,467 passengers last year.
• Because of Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International 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.
• A direct train service to the main railway station, Gara de Nord, runs from the Airport railway station, about 900 m from the airport.