Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Taylor, Arizona, 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 Taylor Airport (TYZ), Taylor, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 666 miles (or 1,072 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 Taylor 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: | TYZ / KTYL |
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| Location: | Taylor, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'10"N by 110°6'52"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Taylor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5820 feet (1,774 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYZ |
| More Information: | TYZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- As a result of the United State's entry into World War I, Fort Sill was selected for a primary pilot school.
- By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Henry Post Army Airfield was the first home of all Army Aviation Training after World War II before moving to Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1954.
- The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
- 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.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
- 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.
Facts about Taylor Airport (TYZ):
- Because of Taylor Airport's high elevation of 5,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Taylor Airport (TYZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of TYZ.
- The furthest airport from Taylor Airport (TYZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,346 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor Airport", another name for TYZ is "TYL".
