Nonstop flight route between Östersund, Sweden and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Åre Östersund Airport (OSD), Östersund, Sweden and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,791 miles (or 7,710 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 Åre Östersund 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 Åre Östersund 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: | OSD / ESNZ |
Airport Name: | Åre Östersund Airport |
Location: | Östersund, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°11'39"N by 14°30'6"E |
Area Served: | Östersund & Åre |
Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1233 feet (376 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSD |
More Information: | OSD 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 Åre Östersund Airport (OSD):
- There is parking at the airport, including short-term and long-term parking lots.
- Åre Östersund airport is an international airport and served 377,868 passengers in 2011.
- Åre Östersund Airport (OSD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Åre Östersund Airport (OSD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,028 miles (17,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Åre Östersund Airport (OSD) is Sveg Airport (EVG), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) S of OSD.
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- The 3630th Flying Training Wing was activated in 1965, and it assumed the helicopter training program.
- 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.
- During World War II, then-Sheppard Field conducted basic training, and it also trained glider mechanics, technical and flying training instructors and B-29 Superfortress flight engineers.
- The 80th FTW mission is to provide combat airpower by producing top quality fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.