Nonstop flight route between Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°24'2"S by 56°30'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W)
Distance from ATI to SPS:
5,223.45 miles (8,406.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Artigas International Airport (ATI), Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,223 miles (or 8,406 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 Artigas International 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 Artigas International 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: | ATI / SUAG |
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| Location: | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°24'2"S by 56°30'28"W |
| Area Served: | Artigas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATI |
| More Information: | ATI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
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| 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 Artigas International Airport (ATI):
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Artigas.
- In addition to being known as "Artigas International Airport", another name for ATI is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Artigas".
- The furthest airport from Artigas International Airport (ATI) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Artigas International Airport (meaning Artigas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,895 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- Artigas International Airport is the airport serving Artigas, Uruguay.
- Because of Artigas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Artigas International 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.
- Artigas International Airport (ATI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Artigas International Airport (ATI) is Ruben Berta International Airport (URG), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NW of ATI.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
- During World War II, then-Sheppard Field conducted basic training, and it also trained glider mechanics, technical and flying training instructors and B-29 Superfortress flight engineers.
- 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.
- 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.
- Helicopter pilot training was transferred from Stead AFB, Nevada in October 1965, with H-19, H-43, Bell TH-1F, CH-3C and HH-3E helicopters used for training.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.24 miles (85.68 km) NW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 54.83 miles (88.24 km) NE | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 62.46 miles (100.52 km) NW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 4 | 68.12 miles (109.63 km) W | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 73.00 miles (117.47 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 99.32 miles (159.84 km) SSE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 107.86 miles (173.58 km) SW | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 9 | 113.18 miles (182.15 km) SW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 125.02 miles (201.20 km) NW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 11 | 146.49 miles (235.76 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 157.77 miles (253.91 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 163.68 miles (263.42 km) SSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 174.99 miles (281.62 km) ENE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 190.21 miles (306.12 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,361.99 miles (19,894.65 km) ENE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,324.28 miles (19,833.95 km) ENE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 3 | 12,309.14 miles (19,809.58 km) ENE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 4 | 12,297.50 miles (19,790.86 km) ENE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 5 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) NE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,254.04 miles (19,720.91 km) E | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 7 | 12,243.95 miles (19,704.68 km) ENE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,240.22 miles (19,698.67 km) ENE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,217.04 miles (19,661.38 km) ENE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 12,202.40 miles (19,637.81 km) NE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 11 | 12,194.10 miles (19,624.46 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 12,168.83 miles (19,583.78 km) NE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 12,159.10 miles (19,568.12 km) NW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 14 | 12,156.58 miles (19,564.07 km) NW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 15 | 12,152.41 miles (19,557.36 km) NE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.87 miles (14.27 km) S | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 37.70 miles (60.67 km) NW | Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 40.23 miles (64.74 km) N | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 45.08 miles (72.55 km) NE | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 45.54 miles (73.29 km) SSW | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 45.95 miles (73.94 km) N | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 64.44 miles (103.70 km) NW | Altus Air Force Base (LTS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 68.83 miles (110.77 km) NW | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 76.24 miles (122.70 km) NNW | Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) ESE | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 79.12 miles (127.33 km) E | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 82.18 miles (132.26 km) NNE | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 86.91 miles (139.87 km) ENE | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 87.05 miles (140.09 km) SSE | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 96.71 miles (155.64 km) SE | Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,952.14 miles (17,625.72 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,705.81 miles (17,229.28 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,648.35 miles (17,136.81 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,624.25 miles (17,098.03 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,612.02 miles (17,078.34 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,520.50 miles (16,931.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,500.62 miles (16,899.06 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,481.04 miles (16,867.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,468.99 miles (16,848.16 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,466.62 miles (16,844.35 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,465.64 miles (16,842.77 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,455.01 miles (16,825.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,454.65 miles (16,825.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,450.97 miles (16,819.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,446.19 miles (16,811.47 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |