Nonstop flight route between Kelle, Republic of the Congo and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°4'58"S by 14°31'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W)
Distance from KEE to SPS:
7,529.27 miles (12,117.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kelle Airport (KEE), Kelle, Republic of the Congo and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,529 miles (or 12,117 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 Kelle 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 Kelle Airport and Sheppard 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: | KEE / FCOK |
| Airport Name: | Kelle Airport |
| Location: | Kelle, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°4'58"S by 14°31'58"E |
| Area Served: | Kelle, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1526 feet (465 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEE |
| More Information: | KEE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Kelle Airport (KEE):
- The closest airport to Kelle Airport (KEE) is Ewo Airport (EWO), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSE of KEE.
- The furthest airport from Kelle Airport (KEE) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
- Helicopter pilot training was transferred from Stead AFB, Nevada in October 1965, with H-19, H-43, Bell TH-1F, CH-3C and HH-3E helicopters used for training.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.27 miles (93.78 km) SSE | Ewo Airport (EWO) | Ewo, Republic of Congo |     |
| 2 | 72.69 miles (116.98 km) E | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 84.99 miles (136.78 km) SSW | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 4 | 88.07 miles (141.74 km) SE | Boundji Airport (BOE) | Boundji, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 102.69 miles (165.26 km) ESE | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 122.34 miles (196.88 km) WNW | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| 7 | 123.54 miles (198.82 km) SE | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 132.42 miles (213.11 km) SW | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 9 | 133.13 miles (214.25 km) SW | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 10 | 153.90 miles (247.68 km) SE | Gamboma Airport (GMM) | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 163.34 miles (262.86 km) WSW | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 12 | 163.54 miles (263.20 km) S | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 13 | 169.94 miles (273.49 km) S | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 14 | 197.47 miles (317.80 km) SSW | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 235.09 miles (378.33 km) SSW | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,963.01 miles (19,252.55 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,860.85 miles (19,088.15 km) WNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,651.36 miles (18,751.01 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,412.45 miles (18,366.51 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,409.98 miles (18,362.54 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,409.97 miles (18,362.52 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,382.84 miles (18,318.86 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,381.90 miles (18,317.35 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,377.70 miles (18,310.59 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,376.44 miles (18,308.56 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,374.52 miles (18,305.47 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,257.42 miles (18,117.02 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,253.82 miles (18,111.23 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 11,225.04 miles (18,064.91 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,198.01 miles (18,021.40 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.87 miles (14.27 km) S | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 37.70 miles (60.67 km) NW | Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 40.23 miles (64.74 km) N | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 45.08 miles (72.55 km) NE | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 45.54 miles (73.29 km) SSW | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 45.95 miles (73.94 km) N | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 64.44 miles (103.70 km) NW | Altus Air Force Base (LTS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 68.83 miles (110.77 km) NW | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 76.24 miles (122.70 km) NNW | Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) ESE | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 79.12 miles (127.33 km) E | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 82.18 miles (132.26 km) NNE | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 86.91 miles (139.87 km) ENE | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 87.05 miles (140.09 km) SSE | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 96.71 miles (155.64 km) SE | Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,952.14 miles (17,625.72 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,705.81 miles (17,229.28 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,648.35 miles (17,136.81 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,624.25 miles (17,098.03 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,612.02 miles (17,078.34 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,520.50 miles (16,931.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,500.62 miles (16,899.06 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,481.04 miles (16,867.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,468.99 miles (16,848.16 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,466.62 miles (16,844.35 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,465.64 miles (16,842.77 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,455.01 miles (16,825.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,454.65 miles (16,825.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,450.97 miles (16,819.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,446.19 miles (16,811.47 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |