Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Salmon, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Lemhi County Airport (SMN), Salmon, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,091 miles (or 1,755 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 Henry Post Army Airfield and Lemhi County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSI / KFSI |
| Airport Name: | Henry Post Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'58"N by 98°24'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSI |
| More Information: | FSI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMN / KSMN |
| Airport Name: | Lemhi County Airport |
| Location: | Salmon, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°7'26"N by 113°52'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Lemhi County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4043 feet (1,232 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMN |
| More Information: | SMN Maps & Info |
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
- The Fort Sill Army Radar Approach Control is the Army's Second busiest Air Traffic Control Facility, providing Radar Approach Control service to Henry Post Army Air Field, Lawton/Fort Sill Regional Airport, Duncan/Haliburton Airport and many smaller airports in the area.
- Air Service/Corps units assigned to Post Field between 1919 and 1941
- There are no air units currently stationed at the airfield, however air operations for transient units are provided by permanent party personnel.
- The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
- In 1940 the Artillery decided that the Air Corps had outgrown such mundane chores as artillery spotting, and it was decided that it would take care of itself with its own observation aircraft.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- As a result of the United State's entry into World War I, Fort Sill was selected for a primary pilot school.
Facts about Lemhi County Airport (SMN):
- The furthest airport from Lemhi County Airport (SMN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,686 miles (17,197 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lemhi County Airport (SMN) is Challis Airport (CHL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of SMN.
- Because of Lemhi County Airport's high elevation of 4,043 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lemhi County Airport (SMN) currently has only 1 runway.
