Nonstop flight route between Camden, South Carolina, United States and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Woodward Field (CDN), Camden, South Carolina, United States and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,109 miles (or 1,784 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 Woodward Field and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Woodward Field (CDN):

• Because of Woodward Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Woodward Field 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 Woodward Field (CDN) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of CDN.
• In 1941 the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield.
• The furthest airport from Woodward Field (CDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,541 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Woodward Field", another name for CDN is "Kershaw County Airport".
• Woodward Field is named for philanthropist and equestrian Ernest Woodward, who donated 160 acres of land for an airport in 1929.
• Woodward Field (CDN) has 2 runways.

Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):

• In September 1972, the Houston-based 630th Radar Squadron sent a detachment to this FAA-operated site to set up an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar to join the AN/FPS-66A search radar already in place.
• In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
• During the 1960s, more permanent facilities were constructed, including four 1,000-person steel and brick Recruit Housing and Training dormitories built between 1966 and 1970 for basic military training by the Lackland Military Training Center.
• The Vietnam War buildup necessitated a "split-phase" training from August 1965 to April 1966.
• The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
• The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.