Nonstop flight route between Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,225 miles (or 14,845 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 Lien Khuong 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 Lien Khuong 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Lien Khuong Airport (DLI):

• Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) currently has only 1 runway.
• A shuttle van to Da Lat is available for 40,000 dong.
• The closest airport to Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ENE of DLI.
• The furthest airport from Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lien Khuong Airport (meaning Lien Khuong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru.
• Since October 2004, this airport has served more air link with Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport with Fokker 70 aircraft.
• Lien Khuong Airport is the largest among 4 airports of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.
• In addition to being known as "Lien Khuong Airport", another name for DLI is "Sân bay Liên Khương".

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is one of only two air bases in CONUS with an active railroad line.
• In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
• On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
• 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.