Nonstop flight route between Puc贸n, Chile and Universal City, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Puc贸n Airport (ZPC), Puc贸n, Chile and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,048 miles (or 8,125 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 Puc贸n 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 Puc贸n 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: | ZPC / SCPC |
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| Location: | Puc贸n, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39掳17'29"S by 71掳55'14"W |
| Area Served: | Puc贸n, Chile |
| Operator/Owner: | Chilean State |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 879 feet (268 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZPC |
| More Information: | ZPC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RND / KRND |
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| Location: | Universal City, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29掳31'45"N by 98掳16'44"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RND |
| More Information: | RND Maps & Info |
Facts about Puc贸n Airport (ZPC):
- The closest airport to Puc贸n Airport (ZPC) is Maquehue Airport (ZCO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NW of ZPC.
- Puc贸n Airport (ZPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Puc贸n Airport", another name for ZPC is "Aeropuerto Puc贸n".
- The furthest airport from Puc贸n Airport (ZPC) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Puc贸n Airport (meaning Puc贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.
- Because of Puc贸n Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Puc贸n 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
- The Crew Training Air Force was discontinued on 1 July 1957, and the headquarters of the Flying Training Air Force relocated to Randolph.
- 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.
- 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 furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Ga毛tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- General Lahm established the Air Corps Training Center in August 1926 and set up its headquarters at Duncan Field, next to Kelly Field, Texas.
