Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Van Nuys, California, 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 Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,143 miles (or 1,840 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 Van Nuys 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: | VNY / KVNY |
Airport Name: | Van Nuys Airport |
Location: | Van Nuys, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles, California |
Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNY |
More Information: | VNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
- The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Although the Signal corps had been supplying Observation aircraft for the United States Army Field Artillery School since 1915.
- The first Army aviation at Fort Sill began on 26 July 1915 when eight Curtiss JN-3 airplanes of the 1st Aero Squadron arrived from Rockwell Field, California.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
- Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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 the last episode of Season 1 of the HBO series Entourage, the final scene takes place at Van Nuys Airport, where Vincent Chase and company take off for New York City.
- The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
- Van Nuys Airport is the busiest general aviation airport in the world, and the 25th busiest airport in the world.
- The furthest airport from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In 2005 a film documenting the history of Van Nuys Airport was released under the name One Six Right, named after the more popular runway at the airport.
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.