Nonstop flight route between Dangriga, Belize and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dangriga Airport (DGA), Dangriga, Belize and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,269 miles (or 2,042 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 Dangriga Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dangriga Airport (DGA):

• Because of Dangriga Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Dangriga Airport 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.
• In addition to being known as "Dangriga Airport", another name for DGA is "Dangriga Airport (Dangriga)".
• The closest airport to Dangriga Airport (DGA) is Melinda Airport (MDB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of DGA.
• Dangriga Airport (DGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Dangriga Airport (DGA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
• The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
• 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.
• Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
• As a result of the end of the Cold War, the Air Force made several dramatic changes with the inactivation and re-designation of wings and their units.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• Shaw Air Force Base is a United States Military facility located approximately 8.4 miles west-northwest of Sumter, South Carolina.
• Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
• Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.