Nonstop flight route between Airok, Marshall Islands and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Airok Airport (AIC), Airok, Marshall Islands and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,857 miles (or 9,426 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 Airok Airport and Avenger Field, 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 Airok Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIC / |
Airport Name: | Airok Airport |
Location: | Airok, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°5'59"N by 171°13'58"E |
Area Served: | Airok, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands |
View all routes: | Routes from AIC |
More Information: | AIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Airok Airport (AIC):
- The closest airport to Airok Airport (AIC) is Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of AIC.
- The furthest airport from Airok Airport (AIC) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Airok Airport (meaning Airok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,047 miles (19,387 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The first course was four months long.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- The United States Air Force Air Defense Command exercised a right of return to Avenger Field in 1955 when Sweetwater Air Force Station was established as a USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Station.