Nonstop flight route between Hutchinson, Kansas, United States and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT), Hutchinson, Kansas, United States and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 284 miles (or 457 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 Hutchinson Municipal Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUT / KHUT |
Airport Name: | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
Location: | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°3'56"N by 97°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Hutchinson, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hutchinson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1543 feet (470 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUT |
More Information: | HUT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
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Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT):
- The closest airport to Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) is Newton City-County Airport (EWK), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of HUT.
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) has 3 runways.
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport covers 1,597 acres at an elevation of 1,543 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,744 miles (17,290 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- 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.
- The 80th Flying Training Wing began conducting the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program in 1981.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- Over the next three decades three training schools were stationed at the base training students in aircraft maintenance, transportation, communication, civil engineering, Aircrew Life Support and field training.
- Additionally, officers from all 13 participating nations fill subordinate leadership positions throughout the wing.
- 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.
- The 80th FTW mission is to provide combat airpower by producing top quality fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.