Nonstop flight route between Carúpano, Venezuela and Universal City, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), Carúpano, Venezuela and Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,603 miles (or 4,189 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez 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: | CUP / SVCP |
Airport Name: | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport |
Location: | Carúpano, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°39'36"N by 63°15'42"W |
Airport Type: | General |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUP |
More Information: | CUP 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP):
- General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at General José Francisco Bermúdez 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.
- The closest airport to General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) is Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of CUP.
- The furthest airport from General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (meaning General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
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 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.
- Clark's design was submitted to and drawn upon by George B.
- Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the Air Force during its entire existence.
- To preserve the lineage and histories of combat units, the Air Force directed ATC to replace its four-digit flying and pilot training wings with two-digit designations.
- 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.
- Like many military installations during World War II, Randolph fielded an intercollegiate football team, nicknamed the Randolph Field Ramblers.
- Between October 1931 and March 1935, more than 2,000 candidates reported for pilot training at Randolph, which began a new class every fourth months.
- The idea for Randolph began soon after passage in the United States Congress of the Air Corps Act of 1926, which changed the name of the Army Air Service to the Army Air Corps, created two new brigadier general positions and provided a five-year expansion program for the under-strength Air Corps.