Nonstop flight route between Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forlì Airport (FRL), Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,747 miles (or 7,640 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 Forlì Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Forlì Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Forlì Airport (FRL):

• http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035084-aeroporto-alessandro-rondoni-guarda-alle-prossime-infrastrutture
• The furthest airport from Forlì Airport (FRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Forlì Airport (meaning Forlì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Forlì Airport (FRL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the joint company proposal, a radical shift in focus was put forth which attracted the support of government, workers parties, and education.
• The closest airport to Forlì Airport (FRL) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of FRL.
• Forlì Airport handled 261,939 passengers last year.
• Because of Forlì Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Forlì 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.
• In addition to being known as "Forlì Airport", another name for FRL is "Aeroporto di Forlì - "L. Ridolfi"".
• The airport resides at an elevation of 94 feet above mean sea level.
• http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035079-aeroporto-e-ufficiale-un-acquirente-ce

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
• After the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch in September 1947, Shaw Army Airfield was renamed Shaw Air Force Base, on 13 January 1948 and the 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated on 15 August 1947 with the implementation of the Hobson Plan.
• 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.
• In October 1942, the flight training was changed to Advanced flying training and AT-6 Texan single-engine and Beech AT-10 twin-engine trainers were used.
• On 9 August 1990, the 17th and 33d TFS of 363d TFW became the first F-16 squadrons to deploy to the United Arab Emirates in Operation Desert Shield.