Nonstop flight route between False Pass, Alaska, United States and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between False Pass Airport (KFP), False Pass, Alaska, United States and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,366 miles (or 5,416 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 False Pass Airport and Avenger Field, 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 False Pass Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KFP / PAKF |
Airport Name: | False Pass Airport |
Location: | False Pass, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'50"N by 163°24'37"W |
Area Served: | False Pass, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KFP |
More Information: | KFP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about False Pass Airport (KFP):
- False Pass Airport covers an area of 20 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of False Pass Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at False Pass 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 False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cold Bay Airport (CDB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of KFP.
- False Pass Airport (KFP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from False Pass Airport (KFP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
- In the year ending February 6, 2012 the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 12 per day.
- The WASPs were employed under the Civil Service program.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Classes entered the WASP program at Avenger Field in monthly intervals.