Nonstop flight route between Shreveport, Louisiana, United States and Shafter, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,467 miles (or 2,362 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 Shreveport Downtown Airport and Shafter Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTN / KDTN |
Airport Name: | Shreveport Downtown Airport |
Location: | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°32'25"N by 93°44'42"W |
Area Served: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Shreveport Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 179 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DTN |
More Information: | DTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
Area Served: | Shafter, California |
Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN):
- Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Shreveport Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport Downtown 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 closest airport to Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) is Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of DTN.
- The furthest airport from Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,879 miles (17,508 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps dispatched a small garrison of airmen to open an airfield at Shafter.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".