Nonstop flight route between Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States and Lompoc, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), Lompoc, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 673 miles (or 1,083 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 Bisbee Douglas International Airport and Vandenberg Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUG / KDUG |
Airport Name: | Bisbee Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°28'8"N by 109°36'12"W |
Area Served: | Douglas & Bisbee, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Cochise County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4154 feet (1,266 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUG |
More Information: | DUG 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 Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG):
- The furthest airport from Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,517 miles (18,535 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Bisbee Douglas International Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DUG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DUG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- American Airlines stopped at DUG until Apache took over in 1965.
- The airport covers 3,000 acres at an elevation of 4,154 feet.
- Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of DUG.
Facts about Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG):
- In March 1945, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, and full general in 1947.
- 4th Space Launch Squadron
- In addition to being known as "Vandenberg Air Force Base", another name for VBG is "Vandenberg AFB".
- 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 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 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
- A maximum security army disciplinary barracks was constructed on post property in 1946.
- In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.