Nonstop flight route between Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Marion, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA), Marion, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 426 miles (or 686 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 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport and Williamson County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP):

• In addition to being known as "Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport", another name for GSP is "Roger Milliken Field".
• Because of Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 964 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville–Spartanburg International 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.
• Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WSW of GSP.
• The airport can handle up to 250 passengers per hour through immigration and customs checkpoints.
• GSP opened on October 15, 1962, replacing Greenville Downtown Airport as the primary airline destination in the region.
• Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport handled 1,856,316 passengers last year.
• Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport is near Greer, South Carolina, midway between Greenville and Spartanburg, the major cities of the Upstate region.
• The furthest airport from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,449 miles (18,425 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Having been served by legacy carriers with large hubs in nearby Atlanta and Charlotte, GSP had historically been plagued with high fares.

Facts about Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA):

• Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) has 2 runways.
• Essential Air Service service was previously operated by Great Lakes Airlines.
• It has one FBO, Aeroflite, located at the base of the control tower on the general aviation ramp.
• The closest airport to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is Southern Illinois Airport (MDH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of MWA.
• The furthest airport from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,065 miles (17,807 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On November 6, 2006 Mesa Airlines announced that new service to Chicago Midway International Airport would begin in February 2007 operated by subsidiary Air Midwest, with service to Decatur Airport in Decatur, Illinois, and continuing to Chicago Midway International Airport direct.
• Because of Williamson County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Williamson County Regional 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.