Nonstop flight route between In Guezzam, Algeria and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between In Guezzam Airport (INF), In Guezzam, Algeria and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,265 miles (or 8,473 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 In Guezzam Airport 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 In Guezzam Airport and Shaw 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 In Guezzam Airport (INF):

• In Guezzam Airport (INF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "In Guezzam Airport", another name for INF is "In Guezzam Airport (In Guezzam)".
• The closest airport to In Guezzam Airport (INF) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) ESE of INF.
• The furthest airport from In Guezzam Airport (INF) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is nearly antipodal to In Guezzam Airport (meaning In Guezzam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lifuka Island Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• 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.
• Shaw Air Force Base is a United States Military facility located approximately 8.4 miles west-northwest of Sumter, South Carolina.
• Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
• With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
• On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
• The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.