Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Cabimas, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Oro Negro Airport (CBS), Cabimas, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,520 miles (or 5,666 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Oro Negro 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Oro Negro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBS / SVON |
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Location: | Cabimas, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°19'48"N by 71°19'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBS |
More Information: | CBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- 576th Flight Test Squadron
- 30th Operations Group
- The base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S.
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
Facts about Oro Negro Airport (CBS):
- The furthest airport from Oro Negro Airport (CBS) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Oro Negro Airport (meaning Oro Negro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,249 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Oro Negro Airport (CBS) is La Chinita International Airport (MAR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of CBS.
- In addition to being known as "Oro Negro Airport", another name for CBS is "Aeropuerto Oro Negro".
- Oro Negro Airport (CBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Oro Negro Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Oro Negro 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.