Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Sparta, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), Sparta, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,611 miles (or 2,592 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 Sparta/Fort McCoy 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: | CMY / KCMY |
Airport Name: | Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport |
Location: | Sparta, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°57'29"N by 90°44'16"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 838 feet (255 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMY |
More Information: | CMY Maps & Info |
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- The name was derived from close proximity to the highway of the same name.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- 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 Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY):
- Because of Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 838 feet, planes can take off or land at Sparta/Fort McCoy 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 furthest airport from Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) is Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of CMY.
- Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) has 2 runways.