Nonstop flight route between Morristown, Tennessee, United States and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Morristown Regional Airport (MOR), Morristown, Tennessee, United States and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 867 miles (or 1,395 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 Morristown Regional Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOR / KMOR |
| Airport Name: | Morristown Regional Airport |
| Location: | Morristown, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°10'45"N by 83°22'32"W |
| Area Served: | Morristown, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Morristown |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1313 feet (400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOR |
| More Information: | MOR 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 Morristown Regional Airport (MOR):
- Morristown Regional Airport covers an area of 160 acres at an elevation of 1,313 feet above mean sea level.
- This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of MOR.
- The furthest airport from Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,382 miles (18,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- 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 closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
- Between 1960 and 1966 the Strategic Air Command had training units stationed at the base that conducted aerospace rescue schools and weather instruction.
- It was officially opened as an Army Air Corps training center on 17 October 1941, following the arrival of the first military members on 14 June.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.
- Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
- The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
- Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
