Nonstop flight route between New Iberia, Louisiana, United States and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), New Iberia, Louisiana, United States and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 496 miles (or 798 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 relatively short distance between Acadiana Regional Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARA / KARA |
| Airport Name: | Acadiana Regional Airport |
| Location: | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'16"N by 91°53'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Iberia Parish |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARA |
| More Information: | ARA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSI / KFSI |
| Airport Name: | Henry Post Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'58"N by 98°24'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSI |
| More Information: | FSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA):
- Because of Acadiana Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Acadiana Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) is Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of ARA.
- The furthest airport from Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,083 miles (17,836 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
- The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Although the Signal corps had been supplying Observation aircraft for the United States Army Field Artillery School since 1915.
- Air Service/Corps units assigned to Post Field between 1919 and 1941
- The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
- Post Field served as a base for flight training for the Air Service.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
- After returning from combat duty in France, a cadre of the 135th Aero Squadron ) was assigned to Post Field as an observation squadron, supplying aircraft for the United States Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill and supported Army units at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
- Henry Post Army Airfield was the first home of all Army Aviation Training after World War II before moving to Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1954.
