Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Tomsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF), Tomsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,962 miles (or 9,594 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 Tomsk Bogashevo 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 Tomsk Bogashevo 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):

• Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
• From August 1950 to February 1953, Camp Cooke served as a training installation for units slated for combat in Korea, and as a summer training base for many other reserve units.
• Joint Functional Component Command for Space
• Vandenberg Air Force Base is named in honor of the late General Hoyt S.
• 4th Space Launch Squadron
• 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".
• In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.
• 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 Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF):

• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• In 2004 and 2005, the passenger terminal and the open space in front of the airport were reconstructed at a cost of 70 million roubles.
• Because of Tomsk Bogashevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Tomsk Bogashevo 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 Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of TOF.
• In addition to being known as "Tomsk Bogashevo Airport", another name for TOF is "Аэропорт "Богашёво"".
• Construction of a new runway and facilities for flights to Central Asia began in 2006.
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport handled 22,632 passengers last year.