Nonstop flight route between Findlay, Ohio, United States and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Findlay Airport (FDY), Findlay, Ohio, United States and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 944 miles (or 1,520 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 Findlay Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDY / KFDY |
Airport Name: | Findlay Airport |
Location: | Findlay, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°0'42"N by 83°40'6"W |
Area Served: | Findlay, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Findlay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 813 feet (248 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FDY |
More Information: | FDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
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Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Findlay Airport (FDY):
- Because of Findlay Airport's relatively low elevation of 813 feet, planes can take off or land at Findlay 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.
- Findlay Airport (FDY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Findlay Airport (FDY) is Lima Allen County Airport (AOH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of FDY.
- The furthest airport from Findlay Airport (FDY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,300 miles (18,186 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.
- Sheppard Field reached its peak strength of 46,340 people while serving as a separation center for troops being discharged following World War II from September through November 1945.
- The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
- The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
- The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
- Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.