Nonstop flight route between Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Surigao Airport (SUG), Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,168 miles (or 13,145 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 Surigao 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 Surigao 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):

• A hangar for the base was built in 1932.
• 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.
• In the early 1920s such flying was done at an old polo ground about three miles from Sherman.
• During much of World War II Sherman had the peculiar distinction of being directly under Headquarters, Army Air Forces.
• Sherman AAF covers an area of 234 acres at an elevation of 772 feet above mean sea level.
• It derives its codes from Fort Leavenworth.
• In 2002 the United States Disciplinary Barracks relocated from the middle of the fort to the northwest edge of the airport.
• The airport is at the foot of the Missouri River bluffs that make up the fort.
• At first a sod surface was used, but in 1930 construction of three cinder runways was initiated.
• 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 addition to being known as "Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base", another name for FLV is "Sherman AAF".

Facts about Surigao Airport (SUG):

• Surigao Airport handled 23,170 passengers last year.
• Because of Surigao Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Surigao 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 closest airport to Surigao Airport (SUG) is Sayak Airport (SOS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of SUG.
• Surigao Airport (SUG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Surigao Airport (SUG) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Surigao Airport (meaning Surigao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Surigao Airport", another name for SUG is "Paliparan ng SurigaoTugpahanan sa Surigao".