Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Georgetown, Guyana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Ogle Airport (OGL), Georgetown, Guyana would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,318 miles (or 11,777 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 Ogle 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 Ogle 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 |
Airport Names: |
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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: | OGL / SYGO |
Airport Name: | Ogle Airport |
Location: | Georgetown, Guyana |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°48'25"N by 58°6'20"W |
Area Served: | Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OGL |
More Information: | OGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- The aerial photos taken on the raid showed the Japanese were building up forces in the area, transferring aircraft presumably from air bases on Hokkaido.
- 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 August, after the Soviet Union declared war against the Japanese Empire, B-24s were dispatched on reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering missions to observe the Russian activity in the Kuriles.
- 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.
- A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
- The mission of Eleventh Air Force was to take advantage of the new airfields on Shemya and Attu, and carry out offensive operations against the enemy forces in the Kuriles.
Facts about Ogle Airport (OGL):
- The closest airport to Ogle Airport (OGL) is Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of OGL.
- Ogle Airport (OGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ogle Airport (OGL) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Ogle Airport (meaning Ogle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Because of Ogle Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ogle 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.