Nonstop flight route between Bouar, Central African Republic and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bouar Airport (BOP), Bouar, Central African Republic and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,433 miles (or 13,572 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 Bouar 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 Bouar 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: | BOP / FEFO |
Airport Name: | Bouar Airport |
Location: | Bouar, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°0'0"N by 15°40'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3360 feet (1,024 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOP |
More Information: | BOP 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 Bouar Airport (BOP):
- The furthest airport from Bouar Airport (BOP) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouar Airport (meaning Bouar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bouar Airport (BOP) is Bozoum Airport (BOZ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of BOP.
- Bouar Airport (BOP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- In September 2000, veterans of the 40th Infantry Division gathered an Vandenberg Air Force Base to dedicate its Korean War Memorial.
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- Joint Functional Component Command for Space
- 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.
- The closest airport to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) is Lompoc Airport (LPC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of VBG.
- Vandenberg AFB is a Department of Defense space and missile testing base, with a mission of placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters.