Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Lleida, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD), Lleida, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,326 miles (or 8,571 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Lleida–Alguaire 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Lleida–Alguaire Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKF / KSKF |
Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILD / LEDA |
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Location: | Lleida, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°43'40"N by 0°32'8"E |
Area Served: | Lleida |
Operator/Owner: | Generalitat of Catalonia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILD |
More Information: | ILD Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- Lackland is best known for its role in being the sole location for U.S.
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
- Lackland AFB hosts a collection of vintage military aircraft on static display on its parade grounds, including a B-52 Stratofortress, F-4 Phantom II, SR-71 Blackbird, C-121 Constellation, B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-25 Mitchell.
- In 1965 AN/FPS-20A was upgraded to an AN/FPS-91A radar, then in 1969 it was modified to an AN/FPS-66A.
- Today the Lackland ADC site has been taken over by the FAA and remains in operation.
- By late 1959 Lackland was also performing air-traffic-control duties for the Federal Aviation Administration.
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On 3 Feb 1948, the facility was named Lackland AFB after Brigadier General Frank Lackland, who was commissioned into the regular Army after serving in the National Guard, District of Columbia.
Facts about Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD):
- The furthest airport from Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lleida–Alguaire Airport (meaning Lleida–Alguaire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of ILD.
- The opening took place on January 17, 2010.
- Two new highways, the Autovías A-14 and A-22, provide road access to the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Lleida–Alguaire Airport", other names for ILD include "Aeroport de Lleida-Alguaire" and "ILD[1]".
- Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) currently has only 1 runway.