Nonstop flight route between Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and Visalia, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seymour Airport (GPS), Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,154 miles (or 5,075 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 Seymour Airport and Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield, 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 Seymour Airport and Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPS / SEGS |
Airport Name: | Seymour Airport |
Location: | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'14"S by 90°15'56"W |
Area Served: | Baltra, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 207 feet (63 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GPS |
More Information: | GPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIS / KVIS |
Airport Name: | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield |
Location: | Visalia, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W |
Area Served: | Visalia, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Visalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIS |
More Information: | VIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Seymour Airport (GPS):
- The closest airport to Seymour Airport (GPS) is San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SE of GPS.
- Seymour Airport (GPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Seymour Airport is an airport serving the island of Baltra, one of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.
- Because of Seymour Airport's relatively low elevation of 207 feet, planes can take off or land at Seymour 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.
- By 30 September 1945, most personnel were withdrawn and only a housekeeping staff remained.
- The furthest airport from Seymour Airport (GPS) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Facts about Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):
- Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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.
- Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Unlike the construction of other military airfields of World War II, Visalia Army Airfield seems to have used the existing municipal airport.
- The closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
- In all phases, Visalia AAF was used as a satellite training site.
- In 1946 the War Assets Administration, acting on behalf of the War Department, terminated the leases with the City of Visalia and other parties with the remainder of the lands transferred to the City of Visalia in 1947.
- Visalia Municipal Airport was built in 1927 and purchased by the city in 1928.