Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Camiri, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Camiri Airport (CAM), Camiri, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,653 miles (or 13,925 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 Eareckson Air Station and Camiri 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 Eareckson Air Station and Camiri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAM / SLCA |
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Location: | Camiri, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°0'24"S by 63°31'39"W |
Area Served: | Camiri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2598 feet (792 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAM |
More Information: | CAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- The Korean War brought extensive use by the Military Air Transport Service for the logistical support of Korea and Japan.
- There is also an NDB, TACAN and a VOR on the island.
- By the end of 1944, several hundred American airmen had been interned by the Russians after their crippled aircraft landed on Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- After the disastrous attack, the focus of Eleventh Air Force was shifted to a defensive posture in the event of retaliatory attacks from the Japanese.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 station was also used by SAC Cobra Ball and other related projects which monitored missile-associated signals and tracks missiles during boost and re-entry phases to provide reconnaissance for treaty verification and theater ballistic missile proliferation.
Facts about Camiri Airport (CAM):
- The furthest airport from Camiri Airport (CAM) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is nearly antipodal to Camiri Airport (meaning Camiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shun Tak Heliport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Sheung Wan, China.
- The closest airport to Camiri Airport (CAM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) SW of CAM.
- Camiri Airport (CAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Camiri Airport", other names for CAM include "Camiri Airport (Camiri)" and "Aeropuerto Camiri".