Nonstop flight route between Yalinga, Central African Republic and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from AIG to SPS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- AIG Airport Information
- SPS Airport Information
- Facts about AIG
- Facts about SPS
- Map of Nearest Airports to AIG
- List of Nearest Airports to AIG
- Map of Furthest Airports from AIG
- List of Furthest Airports from AIG
- Map of Nearest Airports to SPS
- List of Nearest Airports to SPS
- Map of Furthest Airports from SPS
- List of Furthest Airports from SPS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yalinga Airport (AIG), Yalinga, Central African Republic and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,719 miles (or 12,422 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 Yalinga Airport and Sheppard 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 Yalinga Airport and Sheppard 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: | AIG / FEFY |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Yalinga, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°31'15"N by 23°15'34"E |
Area Served: | Yalinga |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1975 feet (602 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIG |
More Information: | AIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Yalinga Airport (AIG):
- The closest airport to Yalinga Airport (AIG) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SSW of AIG.
- Yalinga Airport (AIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yalinga Airport (AIG) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Yalinga Airport (meaning Yalinga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,042 miles (19,380 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Yalinga Airport", another name for AIG is "Yalinga Airport (Yalinga)".
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
- The 3630th Flying Training Wing also provided undergraduate pilot training for pilots of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force from 1971 to 1975.
- Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
- The host unit on Sheppard Air Force Base is the 82nd Training Wing whose mission makes it the most diversified training base within the Air Education and Training Command.
- Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States.
- Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 April 1941.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.