Nonstop flight route between Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,256 miles (or 5,239 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport and Sheppard 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 Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport and Sheppard 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: | CHM / SPEO |
Airport Name: | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport |
Location: | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°8'58"S by 78°31'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHM |
More Information: | CHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
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Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM):
- The furthest airport from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) is Samui International Airport (USM), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (meaning Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Samui International Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand.
- Because of Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales 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.
- The closest airport to Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) is Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of CHM.
- Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- Over the next three decades three training schools were stationed at the base training students in aircraft maintenance, transportation, communication, civil engineering, Aircrew Life Support and field training.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- As of September 2013, Brigadier General Scott Kindsvater is the commander of the 82d Training Wing, and he concurrently serves as the installation commander of Sheppard AFB.
- The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
- The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
- Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
- Sheppard Field reached its peak strength of 46,340 people while serving as a separation center for troops being discharged following World War II from September through November 1945.
- The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- It was officially opened as an Army Air Corps training center on 17 October 1941, following the arrival of the first military members on 14 June.