Nonstop flight route between Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Gothenburg, Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), Gothenburg, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,531 miles (or 7,291 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 Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base and Göteborg Landvetter Airport, 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 Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base and Göteborg Landvetter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV):

• In addition to being known as "Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base", another name for FLV is "Sherman AAF".
• The furthest airport from Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of FLV.
• In the early 1920s such flying was done at an old polo ground about three miles from Sherman.
• A hangar for the base was built in 1932.
• In 1946 Sherman passed from Third Air Force to the newly created Tactical Air Command, under which it remained until the end of 1948 when it was given to Tenth Air Force, a subordinate of Continental Air Command.

Facts about Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT):

• The airport was opened in 1977.
• Landvetter is an important freight airport.
• Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) is Göteborg City Airport (GSE), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of GOT.
• The furthest airport from Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,408 miles (18,360 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The road distance to Gothenburg is 25 kilometres and to Borås 40 kilometres, both via the Riksväg 40 motorway.
• There are plans to build a shortcut on the railway Gothenburg–Borås with a tunnel and a railway station under the airport.
• City Airline had its head office in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of the airport.
• Because of Göteborg Landvetter Airport's relatively low elevation of 506 feet, planes can take off or land at Göteborg Landvetter 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.
• The domestic terminal has four air bridges, gate 12–15A, and a stairway to the ground at gate 15 called 15B, and two gates with airside bus transfer, called gate 10–11.