Nonstop flight route between Krasnodar, Russia and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Krasnodar International Airport (KRR), Krasnodar, Russia and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,367 miles (or 10,247 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 Krasnodar International 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 Krasnodar International 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: | KRR / URKK |
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Location: | Krasnodar, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°2'4"N by 39°10'14"E |
Area Served: | Krasnodar |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Krasnodar International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRR |
More Information: | KRR 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 Krasnodar International Airport (KRR):
- In addition to being known as "Krasnodar International Airport", another name for KRR is "Международный аэропорт Краснодар".
- Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) has 3 runways.
- Because of Krasnodar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Krasnodar International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) is Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of KRR.
- The furthest airport from Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,884 miles (17,515 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- The 3630th Flying Training Wing was activated in 1965, and it assumed the helicopter training program.
- The 80th Flying Training Wing, also at Sheppard, conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, a multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.
- 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.
- Additionally, officers from all 13 participating nations fill subordinate leadership positions throughout the wing.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- 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.
- Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
- 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.