Nonstop flight route between Ha'il, Saudi Arabia and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS), Ha'il, Saudi Arabia and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,456 miles (or 11,999 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 Ha'il Regional Airport and Sheppard 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 Ha'il Regional Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS):

• The furthest airport from Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Ha'il Regional Airport (meaning Ha'il Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,068 miles (19,421 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) is Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ), which is located 151 miles (243 kilometers) ESE of HAS.
• In addition to being known as "Ha'il Regional Airport", another name for HAS is "مطار حائل الإقليمي".

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• In July 1969, Detachment 1, 2nd Bombardment Wing, with four B-52 aircraft, became a tenant organization at Sheppard and remained until 1975.
• The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
• Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 April 1941.
• Control and accountability for Sheppard Field was transferred to the Department of the Air Force 1 August 1948 and was reactivated 15 August 1948 to supplement Lackland AFB, Texas, as a basic training center renamed as Sheppard AFB.
• The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• The 80th FTW mission is to provide combat airpower by producing top quality fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.
• The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.