Nonstop flight route between Lompoc, California, United States and Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States and Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,061 miles (or 3,317 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 Vandenberg Air Force Base and Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FOP / |
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Location: | Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia, USA |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'19"N by 84°20'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 966 feet (294 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOP |
More Information: | FOP Maps & Info |
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- Construction of the Army camp began in September 1941.
- General Vandenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 24 January 1899.
- 576th Flight Test Squadron
- In addition to its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX, as well as 100 acres leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.
- 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.
- Although the construction of Camp Cooke continued well into 1942, troop training did not wait.
- 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.
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California.
Facts about Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP):
- Because of Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem)'s relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) 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.
- Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) W of FOP.
- The furthest airport from Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem)", another name for FOP is "65GA".