Nonstop flight route between Altus, Oklahoma, United States and Danville, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States and Danville Regional Airport (DAN), Danville, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,125 miles (or 1,811 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 relatively short distance between Altus Air Force Base and Danville Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTS / KLTS |
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Location: | Altus, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'59"N by 99°16'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LTS |
More Information: | LTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAN / KDAN |
Airport Name: | Danville Regional Airport |
Location: | Danville, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°34'22"N by 79°20'9"W |
Area Served: | Danville, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Danville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 571 feet (174 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAN |
More Information: | DAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):
- The base would only sit idle for a few years.
- The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The host unit at Altus AFB is the 97th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the Nineteenth Air Force of the Air Education and Training Command.
- The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
- In August 2002, the mission of the wing grew when the Air Force moved the basic loadmaster course from Sheppard AFB, Texas to Altus.
- In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
- The 97 AMW discontinued FTU responsibilities for the C-141 concurrent with that aircraft's retirement from the USAF inventory in 2006.
- In 1967, the Air Force began searching for a base that could handle the training for its strategic airlift fleet, the C-141 Starlifter and its newest and largest transport aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy.
Facts about Danville Regional Airport (DAN):
- Because of Danville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 571 feet, planes can take off or land at Danville Regional 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 furthest airport from Danville Regional Airport (DAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,603 miles (18,673 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Danville Regional Airport (DAN) is Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of DAN.
- Danville Regional Airport (DAN) has 2 runways.