Nonstop flight route between Deauville, France and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), Deauville, France and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,090 miles (or 6,583 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 Deauville - Saint-Gatien 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 Deauville - Saint-Gatien 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: | DOL / LFRG |
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Location: | Deauville, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°21'55"N by 0°9'15"E |
Area Served: | Deauville, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 479 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DOL |
More Information: | DOL 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 Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL):
- Because of Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport's relatively low elevation of 479 feet, planes can take off or land at Deauville - Saint-Gatien 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.
- The furthest airport from Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (meaning Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,345 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) is Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of DOL.
- In addition to being known as "Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport", another name for DOL is "Aéroport de Deauville - Saint-Gatien".
- Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- On 1 April 1945 jurisdiction of Shaw Field was transferred to First Air Force.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- 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.
- 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.
- Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.