Nonstop flight route between Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luhansk International Airport (VSG), Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,560 miles (or 10,557 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 Luhansk International Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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 Luhansk International Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VSG / UKCW | 
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| Location: | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'4"N by 39°22'26"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VSG | 
| More Information: | VSG Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Luhansk International Airport (VSG):
- Luhansk International Airport (VSG) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,708 miles (17,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Luhansk International Airport", another name for VSG is ""Міжнародний аеропорт Луганськ"".
 - The closest airport to Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) WSW of VSG.
 - Because of Luhansk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Luhansk 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.
 
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.
 - In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
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