Nonstop flight route between Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,142 miles (or 6,666 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 Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães 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 Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport and Shaw 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: | CLV / SWKN |
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| Location: | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°43'28"S by 48°36'35"W |
| Area Served: | Caldas Novas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2247 feet (685 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLV |
| More Information: | CLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV):
- In addition to being known as "Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport", other names for CLV include "Aeroporto Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães" and "SBCN".
- The closest airport to Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) is Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of CLV.
- Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,880 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.
- With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
- Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
- For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
- 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.
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
