Nonstop flight route between Dubois, Idaho, United States and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), Dubois, Idaho, United States and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,828 miles (or 2,943 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 Dubois Municipal Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DBS / |
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| Location: | Dubois, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°9'43"N by 112°13'14"W |
| Area Served: | Dubois, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Dubois |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5123 feet (1,561 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DBS |
| More Information: | DBS 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 Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS):
- Because of Dubois Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,123 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DBS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DBS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of DBS.
- The furthest airport from Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Dubois Municipal Airport", another name for DBS is "U41".
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- 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.
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- The 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.
- The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then exchanged its P-51's in February 1948 for F-84B Thunderjets, the first TAC group to receive operational F-84s.
