Nonstop flight route between Springvale, Queensland, Australia and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Springvale Airport (KSV), Springvale, Queensland, Australia and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,600 miles (or 12,231 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 Springvale 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 Springvale 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: | KSV / YSPV |
Airport Name: | Springvale Airport |
Location: | Springvale, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°32'35"S by 140°42'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from KSV |
More Information: | KSV 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 Springvale Airport (KSV):
- The closest airport to Springvale Airport (KSV) is Boulia Airport (BQL), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NW of KSV.
- The furthest airport from Springvale Airport (KSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,419 miles (18,376 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.
- 9th Space Operations Squadron
- 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.
- A maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
- General Vandenberg retired from the Air Force in June 1953.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".