Nonstop flight route between Elazığ, Turkey and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elazığ Airport (EZS), Elazığ, Turkey and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,697 miles (or 10,778 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 Elazığ Airport and Henry Post 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 Elazığ Airport and Henry Post 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 Elazığ Airport (EZS):

• The closest airport to Elazığ Airport (EZS) is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) W of EZS.
• The furthest airport from Elazığ Airport (EZS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,311 miles (18,203 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Elazığ Airport (EZS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Elazığ Airport handled 549,054 passengers last year.

Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):

• In 1940 the Artillery decided that the Air Corps had outgrown such mundane chores as artillery spotting, and it was decided that it would take care of itself with its own observation aircraft.
• The Fort Sill Army Radar Approach Control is the Army's Second busiest Air Traffic Control Facility, providing Radar Approach Control service to Henry Post Army Air Field, Lawton/Fort Sill Regional Airport, Duncan/Haliburton Airport and many smaller airports in the area.
• With the end of World War I, in October 1919 Post Field was deactivated as an active duty airfield in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets, and a small caretaker unit was assigned to the facility for administrative reasons to support the balloon school/company.
• The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
• By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• As a result of the United State's entry into World War I, Fort Sill was selected for a primary pilot school.