Nonstop flight route between Yazd, Iran and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD), Yazd, Iran and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,017 miles (or 11,292 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 Shahid Sadooghi Airport and Shaw 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 Shahid Sadooghi Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD):

• Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Shahid Sadooghi Airport", another name for AZD is "فرودگاه يزد".
• Because of Shahid Sadooghi Airport's high elevation of 4,054 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AZD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AZD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Shahid Sadooghi Airport handled 471,164 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Isfahan International Airport (IFN), which is located 153 miles (246 kilometers) WNW of AZD.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• Shaw AFB is home base of the USAF 20th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16CJ Fighting Falcons.
• Upon activation at Shaw, the 20th FW assumed the personnel and equipment of the inactivated 363d Fighter Wing.
• The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• After the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch in September 1947, Shaw Army Airfield was renamed Shaw Air Force Base, on 13 January 1948 and the 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated on 15 August 1947 with the implementation of the Hobson Plan.
• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.