Nonstop flight route between Cue, Western Australia, Australia and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cue Airport (CUY), Cue, Western Australia, Australia and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,239 miles (or 16,478 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 Cue Airport and Sheppard 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 Cue Airport and Sheppard 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: | CUY / YCUE |
Airport Name: | Cue Airport |
Location: | Cue, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'48"S by 117°55'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cue Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CUY |
More Information: | CUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
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Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cue Airport (CUY):
- The closest airport to Cue Airport (CUY) is Mount Magnet Airport (MMG), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of CUY.
- The furthest airport from Cue Airport (CUY) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Cue Airport (meaning Cue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,063 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- 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.
- Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- As of September 2013, Brigadier General Scott Kindsvater is the commander of the 82d Training Wing, and he concurrently serves as the installation commander of Sheppard AFB.
- 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.
- Between 1960 and 1966 the Strategic Air Command had training units stationed at the base that conducted aerospace rescue schools and weather instruction.
- The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.