Nonstop flight route between Fairfield, California, United States and Porlamar, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States and Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), Porlamar, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,025 miles (or 6,477 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport, 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUU / KSUU |
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Location: | Fairfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'46"N by 121°55'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SUU |
More Information: | SUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMV / SVMG |
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Location: | Porlamar, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°54'47"N by 63°58'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMV |
More Information: | PMV Maps & Info |
Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):
- Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force air base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command, located three miles east of the central business district of Fairfield, in Solano County, California, United States.
- The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1992, with the reorganization of the Air Force following the end of the Cold War, Military Airlift Command was inactivated and Travis came under the control of the newly established Air Mobility Command.
- The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
- The demolition and reconstruction of Runway 21L-03R, as well as the construction of a new C-17 Assault Landing Zone, began on 4 February 2010 with completion expected sometime late in the fall of 2012.
- To provide air defense for the base, United States Army Nike surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1957–58.
- In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
- The sites at Elmira and Fairfield/Cement Hill later received modifications to accept the Nike Hercules missile, while the sites at Dixon/Lambie and Potrero Hills were inactivated in 1959.
Facts about Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV):
- Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of PMV.
- The furthest airport from Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (meaning Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport", another name for PMV is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño"".
- Because of Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Mariño Caribbean International 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.