Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Ancona, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Falconara Airport (AOI), Ancona, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,823 miles (or 7,761 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Falconara Airport, 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Falconara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• On 1 April 1945 jurisdiction of Shaw Field was transferred to First Air Force.
• The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
• Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
• 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.
• With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
• 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.

Facts about Falconara Airport (AOI):

• Falconara Airport is a joint-use civil airport and Italian Air Force facility in Italy, located approximately 3 km west of Falconara Marittima in province of Ancona, about 200 km north-northeast of Rome.
• In addition to being known as "Falconara Airport", another name for AOI is "Aeronautica Militare Falconara".
• The airport is used for general aviation, with no commercial airline service.
• The closest airport to Falconara Airport (AOI) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NW of AOI.
• The furthest airport from Falconara Airport (AOI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,947 miles (19,226 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Falconara Airport (AOI) currently has only 1 runway.