Nonstop flight route between Daşoguz, Turkmenistan and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daşoguz Airport (TAZ), Daşoguz, Turkmenistan and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,630 miles (or 10,670 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 Daşoguz Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Daşoguz Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAZ / UTAT |
Airport Name: | Daşoguz Airport |
Location: | Daşoguz, Turkmenistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°45'52"N by 59°49'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | N/A |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAZ |
More Information: | TAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Daşoguz Airport (TAZ):
- Daşoguz Airport (TAZ) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Daşoguz Airport (TAZ) is Urgench International Airport (UGC), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) ESE of TAZ.
- The furthest airport from Daşoguz Airport (TAZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,259 miles (18,120 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Shaw AFB is home base of the USAF 20th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16CJ Fighting Falcons.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.
- Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
- After the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch in September 1947, Shaw Army Airfield was renamed Shaw Air Force Base, on 13 January 1948 and the 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated on 15 August 1947 with the implementation of the Hobson Plan.
- 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.
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.