Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Shemya, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,158 miles (or 6,691 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 Cessna Aircraft Field and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Cessna Aircraft Field and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA):

• The furthest airport from Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,738 miles (17,282 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Cessna Aircraft Field is a public use airport located four nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Wichita, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
• Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) currently has only 1 runway.
• For the 12-month period ending May 13, 2008, the airport had 100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 8 per month.
• The closest airport to Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSW of CEA.
• Other airports in the Wichita metro area

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• By August, Eleventh Air Force B-24s were carrying out successful and accurate attacks on the Japanese military installations and the B-25s were successful in driving the Japanese fishing and much of the shipping out of the North Pacific.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• In 1958, the Air Force resumed operations on Shemya in support of various Air Force and Army strategic intelligence collection activities.
• In July 1973, Raytheon won a contract to build a system called COBRA DANE on Shemya.
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• On 6 April 1993, Shemya Air Force Base was renamed Eareckson Air Station.