Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF), Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,100 miles (or 1,771 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 Shafter Airport and Arapahoe Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHF / |
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| Location: | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°20'21"N by 99°54'23"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Arapahoe Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2270 feet (692 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHF |
| More Information: | AHF Maps & Info |
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- In August, the first operational training units s began arriving at Minter, the airfields mission being advanced pilot training of USAAC bomber, attack, transport and pursuit pilots.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Shafter Airport, also known as Minter Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Shafter, a city in Kern County, California, United States.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- For the 12-month period ending November 1, 2011, the airport had 45,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps dispatched a small garrison of airmen to open an airfield at Shafter.
- Shafter-Minter Field covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 424 feet above mean sea level.
- With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
Facts about Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF):
- The closest airport to Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of AHF.
- In addition to being known as "Arapahoe Municipal Airport", other names for AHF include "none" and "37V".
- The furthest airport from Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,705 miles (17,227 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) currently has only 1 runway.
