Nonstop flight route between Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Negage, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,635 miles (or 12,287 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 Negage 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 Negage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLV / KFLV |
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Location: | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'4"N by 94°55'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
View all routes: | Routes from FLV |
More Information: | FLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXG / FNNG |
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Location: | Negage, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E |
Area Served: | Negage, Angola |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4105 feet (1,251 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GXG |
More Information: | GXG Maps & Info |
Facts about Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV):
- As late as May 1944 Sherman had only 25 planes, most of which were trainers and none models then used in combat.
- Sherman airfield is also home to one of the last Army Flying Clubs in the United States.
- In addition to being known as "Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base", another name for FLV is "Sherman AAF".
- It derives its codes from Fort Leavenworth.
- 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.
- From its beginning, the primary and almost exclusive function of Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth was to provide flying facilities for the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth.
- After World War II operations at Sherman sank again to a small scale.
- 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.
Facts about Negage Airport (GXG):
- The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
- The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
- Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.