Nonstop flight route between Bhavnagar, India and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bhavnagar Airport (BHU), Bhavnagar, India and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,187 miles (or 13,176 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 Bhavnagar Airport and Shaw 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 Bhavnagar Airport and Shaw 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: | BHU / VABV |
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Location: | Bhavnagar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°45'7"N by 72°11'7"E |
Area Served: | Bhavnagar |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHU |
More Information: | BHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Bhavnagar Airport (BHU):
- In addition to being known as "Bhavnagar Airport", another name for BHU is "ભાવનગર વિમાનમથક".
- The closest airport to Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) is Surat Airport (STV), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SE of BHU.
- The furthest airport from Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bhavnagar Airport (meaning Bhavnagar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,049 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bhavnagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Bhavnagar 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.
- Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Shaw AFB is home base of the USAF 20th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16CJ Fighting Falcons.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 9 August 1990, the 17th and 33d TFS of 363d TFW became the first F-16 squadrons to deploy to the United Arab Emirates in Operation Desert Shield.
- After the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch in September 1947, Shaw Army Airfield was renamed Shaw Air Force Base, on 13 January 1948 and the 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated on 15 August 1947 with the implementation of the Hobson Plan.
- On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.