Nonstop flight route between Leo, Burkina Faso and Universal City, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leo Airport (XLU), Leo, Burkina Faso and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,206 miles (or 9,988 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 Leo Airport and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Leo Airport and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XLU / DFCL |
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Location: | Leo, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°6'19"N by 2°6'5"W |
Area Served: | Leo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1181 feet (360 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XLU |
More Information: | XLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RND / KRND |
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Location: | Universal City, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'45"N by 98°16'44"W |
View all routes: | Routes from RND |
More Information: | RND Maps & Info |
Facts about Leo Airport (XLU):
- The furthest airport from Leo Airport (XLU) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Leo Airport (meaning Leo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,238 miles (19,695 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- In addition to being known as "Leo Airport", another name for XLU is "Leo Airport (Leo)".
- The closest airport to Leo Airport (XLU) is Pô Airport (PUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) E of XLU.
- Leo Airport (XLU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.
- The Military Affairs Committee of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce quickly took the forefront in the search for an airfield location, which had to be suited to the airfield design, rather than the other way around as commonly done.
- The base is listed as a census-designated place for statistical purposes, with a population of 1,241 counted at the 2010 census.
- On 1 April 1952, the Air Force established the Crew Training Air Force with its headquarters at Randolph to administer nine bases and combat crew training wings, including the 3510th.
- The Air Corps Act of 1926 mandated that rated pilots comprise 90% of all commissioned officers of the Air Corps.
- In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
- The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Randolph AFB is named after Captain William Millican Randolph, a native of Austin, who was on the base naming committee at the time of his death in a crash.
- In 1927, newly assigned to Kelly Field as a dispatch officer in the motor pool, First Lieutenant Harold Clark designed a model four-quadrant airfield having a circular layout of facilities between parallel runways, after learning a new field was to be constructed.