Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Salisbury, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Rowan County Airport (SRW), Salisbury, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,011 miles (or 1,627 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 Henry Post Army Airfield and Rowan County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSI / KFSI |
Airport Name: | Henry Post Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'58"N by 98°24'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSI |
More Information: | FSI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRW / KRUQ |
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Location: | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°38'44"N by 80°31'13"W |
Area Served: | Salisbury, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Rowan County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 772 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRW |
More Information: | SRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
- The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
- In 1940 the Artillery decided that the Air Corps had outgrown such mundane chores as artillery spotting, and it was decided that it would take care of itself with its own observation aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- With the end of World War I, in October 1919 Post Field was deactivated as an active duty airfield in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets, and a small caretaker unit was assigned to the facility for administrative reasons to support the balloon school/company.
- The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
- The field was named in honor of pioneer aviator 2d Lieutenant Henry Post.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rowan County Airport (SRW):
- The furthest airport from Rowan County Airport (SRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,544 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Rowan County Airport", another name for SRW is "RUQ".
- Because of Rowan County Airport's relatively low elevation of 772 feet, planes can take off or land at Rowan County 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 Rowan County Airport (SRW) is Concord Regional Airport (USA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) SSW of SRW.
- Rowan County Airport (SRW) currently has only 1 runway.