Nonstop flight route between Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°39'50"S by 139°29'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Distance from ISA to SSC:
9,836.62 miles (15,830.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Isa Airport (ISA), Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,837 miles (or 15,830 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 Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa Airport 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: | ISA / YBMA |
| Airport Name: | Mount Isa Airport |
| Location: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°39'50"S by 139°29'18"E |
| Area Served: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Mount Isa Airport Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1121 feet (342 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISA |
| More Information: | ISA 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 Mount Isa Airport (ISA):
- Since 2005 the airport has been owned by Queensland Airports Limited, which also owns Townsville Airport and Gold Coast Airport.
- The closest airport to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of ISA.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,121 ft above sea level.
- Mount Isa Airport is an airport serving the western Queensland city of Mount Isa, Australia.
- The furthest airport from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,402 miles (18,349 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Mount Isa Airport (ISA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Shaw Army Airfield was designated a permanent Army Air Forces instantiation after the war, being transferred to Continental Air Forces on 16 April 1945.
- On 1 April 1945 jurisdiction of Shaw Field was transferred to First Air Force.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- As a result of the August 1992 destruction of Homestead AFB Florida by Hurricane Andrew in September 1992, the 31st Fighter Wing's 309th Fighter Squadron was initially evacuated to Shaw AFB prior to the hurricane making landfall.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) E | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 100.37 miles (161.52 km) ESE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 102.52 miles (164.99 km) WNW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 121.11 miles (194.91 km) SE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 144.41 miles (232.41 km) E | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 157.64 miles (253.70 km) S | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 193.16 miles (310.86 km) NNW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 201.45 miles (324.20 km) N | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 213.58 miles (343.73 km) SSE | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 234.40 miles (377.23 km) E | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 238.43 miles (383.71 km) NNE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 254.42 miles (409.45 km) S | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 306.21 miles (492.80 km) E | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 320.54 miles (515.86 km) NE | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 361.61 miles (581.96 km) ESE | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,401.53 miles (18,348.93 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,392.14 miles (18,333.83 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,338.26 miles (18,247.12 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,309.76 miles (18,201.25 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,305.48 miles (18,194.35 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,256.62 miles (18,115.73 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,250.03 miles (18,105.13 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,240.74 miles (18,090.16 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,238.51 miles (18,086.59 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,083.50 miles (17,837.12 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 11,078.16 miles (17,828.53 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 11,051.31 miles (17,785.32 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,030.97 miles (17,752.59 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 11,027.82 miles (17,747.51 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 15 | 11,027.64 miles (17,747.22 km) E | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |