Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Wisconsin, United States and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), Greenville, Wisconsin, United States and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 887 miles (or 1,427 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 Outagamie County Regional Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW):

• Green Bay's airport, Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon, is approximately 30 miles northeast.
• The furthest airport from Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) is Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of ATW.
• Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) has 2 runways.
• In February 2014, the Outagamie County Board voted to rename the airport, "Appleton International Airport", cited as an "economic development initiative" creating a more direct association with travelers' intended destination.
• Because of Outagamie County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 918 feet, planes can take off or land at Outagamie County 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.

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• The aircraft mechanics school was transferred to Sheppard from Keesler AFB, Mississippi in April 1949 to make room for expansion of electronic training at that base.
• The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
• The 80th Flying Training Wing, also at Sheppard, conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, a multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.
• Over the next three decades three training schools were stationed at the base training students in aircraft maintenance, transportation, communication, civil engineering, Aircrew Life Support and field training.
• 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.
• 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.