Nonstop flight route between Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,911 miles (or 11,122 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 Mandalgovi Airport and Shaw 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 Mandalgovi Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mandalgovi Airport (MXW):

• The furthest airport from Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mandalgovi Airport (meaning Mandalgovi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Vidal Airfield), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Coyhaique, Chile.
• Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) N of MXW.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
• The group initially conducted training with two squadrons flying the Republic RF-84F "Thunderflash" and two squadrons Group, was a part of Strategic Air Command from July 1947 – May 1951, at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana as an Air Force Reserve corollary unit under the guidance of active duty units in order to train and maintain currency in reconnaissance operations for its reserve personnel.
• The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The squadrons flew the P-61 Black Widow in Europe with Ninth Air Force during World War II, and were reassigned back to the United States after the end of hostilities.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• Following Desert Storm, the 19th and 33d Tactical Fighter Squadrons deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, a coalition effort to enforce the Iraqi "No Fly Zone" south of the 32nd parallel north.
• Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.