Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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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 Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 309 miles (or 498 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Kickapoo Downtown Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | KIP / KCWC |
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Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°51'38"N by 98°29'25"W |
Area Served: | Wichita Falls, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1003 feet (306 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIP |
More Information: | KIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- 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.
- On 15 May 2009, Air Force officials announced that Lackland is the preferred alternative location for the 24th Air Force.
- Lackland AFB is named after Brigadier General Frank Lackland.
- Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.
- No other item in the 1960s compared to the incident that occurred at Lackland in February 1966 with the death of a basic trainee.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP):
- In addition to being known as "Kickapoo Downtown Airport", another name for KIP is "CWC".
- Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of KIP.
- The furthest airport from Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,957 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.