Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Quelimane, Mozambique:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Quelimane Airport (UEL), Quelimane, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,627 miles (or 17,102 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 Quelimane 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 Quelimane 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):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
• In March 1945, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, and full general in 1947.
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• Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
• In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
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• Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.

Facts about Quelimane Airport (UEL):

• The furthest airport from Quelimane Airport (UEL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,646 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Quelimane Airport (UEL) is Beira Airport (BEW), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) SW of UEL.
• Because of Quelimane Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Quelimane 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.
• Quelimane Airport (UEL) has 2 runways.