Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Gaziantep, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), Gaziantep, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,118 miles (or 9,847 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 Gaziantep Oğuzeli International 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 Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GZT / LTAJ |
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Location: | Gaziantep, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'52"N by 37°28'44"E |
Area Served: | Gaziantep, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administrations) |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GZT |
More Information: | GZT Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
- Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
- The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then exchanged its P-51's in February 1948 for F-84B Thunderjets, the first TAC group to receive operational F-84s.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
- 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 Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT):
- In addition to being known as "Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport", another name for GZT is "Gaziantep Oğuzeli Uluslararası Havalimanı".
- The furthest airport from Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of GZT.
- Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) has 2 runways.