Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Weihai, Shandong, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), Weihai, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,040 miles (or 9,720 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 Weihai Dashuibo 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 Weihai Dashuibo 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):

• Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California.
• 4th Space Launch Squadron
• General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.
• In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
• The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
• A maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.
• 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.
• 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.
• General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.

Facts about Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH):

• Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Weihai Dashuibo Airport", other names for WEH include "威海大水泊机场" and "Wēihǎi Dàshuǐbó Jīchǎng".
• Because of Weihai Dashuibo Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Weihai Dashuibo 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.
• Weihai Dashuibo Airport handled 935,450 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), which is nearly antipodal to Weihai Dashuibo Airport (meaning Weihai Dashuibo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Gesell Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Weihai Airport is a class 4D airport.
• The closest airport to Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) is Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) WNW of WEH.