Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Toulouse, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,907 miles (or 9,507 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 Toulouse Blagnac 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 Toulouse Blagnac 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: | TLS / LFBO |
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Location: | Toulouse, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E |
Area Served: | Toulouse, France |
Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toulouse |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 497 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TLS |
More Information: | TLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- As the war progressed, German and Italian prisoners of war were quartered at Camp Cooke.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 30th Operations Group
- 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 Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):
- Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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.
- In addition to being known as "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 499 feet above mean sea level.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
- Both Airbus and ATR assemble aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport.
- The airport is home to Air France Concorde F-BVFC.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
- Two daily coach services connect Toulouse–Blagnac Airport to Andorra, as that country does not have a commercial airport.
- The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.