Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 568 miles (or 915 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Cessna Aircraft Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEA / KCEA |
Airport Name: | Cessna Aircraft Field |
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'54"N by 97°15'2"W |
Area Served: | Wichita, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Cessna Aircraft Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEA |
More Information: | CEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- During World War I, Ellington served as an advanced flight training base.
- Ellington was considered surplus to requirements after World War I and the base was inactivated as an active duty airfield in January 1920.
- In 1948, Ellington Airport was one of many airfields selected to be reactivated in an effort to maintain a large military force in the United States after World War II.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- The $80 million construction project includes a 40,000-square-foot Battle Command Training Center, which simulates war conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan., a second Armed Forces Reserve Center with an assembly hall and offices, a Welcome Center, which will handle retention, recruitment and military identification services.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- Ellington now has the rare distinction of having all five military branches of the U.S.
- World War II, with its increasing need for trained pilots, helped to reestablish Ellington Field as an active facility.
Facts about Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA):
- The furthest airport from Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,738 miles (17,282 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
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- Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- For the 12-month period ending May 13, 2008, the airport had 100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 8 per month.
- The closest airport to Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSW of CEA.