Nonstop flight route between Fallon, Nevada, United States and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), Fallon, Nevada, United States and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,137 miles (or 3,439 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 Fallon Municipal Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLX / KFLX |
| Airport Name: | Fallon Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'57"N by 118°44'56"W |
| Area Served: | Fallon, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fallon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3963 feet (1,208 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLX |
| More Information: | FLX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX):
- Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,138 miles (17,925 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) is Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of FLX.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The squadrons flew the P-61 Black Widow in Europe with Ninth Air Force during World War II, and were reassigned back to the United States after the end of hostilities.
- For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
- As a result of the end of the Cold War, the Air Force made several dramatic changes with the inactivation and re-designation of wings and their units.
- Shaw Air Force Base is a United States Military facility located approximately 8.4 miles west-northwest of Sumter, South Carolina.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
