Nonstop flight route between Ebolowa, Cameroon and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ebolowa Airport (EBW), Ebolowa, Cameroon and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,202 miles (or 9,981 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 Ebolowa 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 Ebolowa 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: | EBW / FKKW |
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| Location: | Ebolowa, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°52'38"N by 11°11'3"E |
| Area Served: | Ebolowa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBW |
| More Information: | EBW 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 Ebolowa Airport (EBW):
- In addition to being known as "Ebolowa Airport", another name for EBW is "Ebolowa Airport (Ebolowa)".
- Ebolowa Airport (EBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ebolowa Airport (EBW) is Bitam Airport (BMM), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of EBW.
- The furthest airport from Ebolowa Airport (EBW) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ebolowa Airport (meaning Ebolowa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
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.
- 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.
- In October 1942, the flight training was changed to Advanced flying training and AT-6 Texan single-engine and Beech AT-10 twin-engine trainers were used.
- Upon activation at Shaw, the 20th FW assumed the personnel and equipment of the inactivated 363d Fighter Wing.
- Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
