Nonstop flight route between El Fasher, Sudan and Savannah, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Fashir Airport (ELF), El Fasher, Sudan and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,650 miles (or 10,703 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 El Fashir Airport and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 El Fashir Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Fashir Airport (ELF):

• The furthest airport from El Fashir Airport (ELF) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is nearly antipodal to El Fashir Airport (meaning El Fashir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maupiti Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to El Fashir Airport (ELF) is Nyala Airport (UYL), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SSW of ELF.
• El Fashir Airport (ELF) has 2 runways.

Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• Hunter AFB was assigned to the Strategic Air Command's Second Air Force.
• During early 1942 after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Savannah AAB became a base for several Antisubmarine groups and squadrons of I Bomber Command and later Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command with a mission to patrol the Atlantic coast, locate and attack German U-Boats.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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 airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
• On 30 August 1940, the United States Army Air Corps received approval to build a base at Hunter Municipal Airifeld.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• When Hunter AFB was transferred to the US Army in 1967 becoming Hunter Army Airfield, the radar site was renamed Savannah Air Force Station.