Nonstop flight route between Gol, Norway and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL), Gol, Norway and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,186 miles (or 6,737 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 Gol Airport, Klanten 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 Gol Airport, Klanten and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLL / ENKL |
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| Location: | Gol, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'26"N by 9°3'2"E |
| Area Served: | Gol, Buskerud, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 2720 feet (829 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLL |
| More Information: | GLL 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 Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL):
- The furthest airport from Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gol Airport, Klanten", another name for GLL is "Gol flyplass, Klanten".
- The closest airport to Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) is Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of GLL.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
