Nonstop flight route between Popay谩n, Colombia and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport (PPN), Popay谩n, Colombia and Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,798 miles (or 4,503 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 Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport and Sherman Army AirfieldSherman 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 Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport and Sherman Army AirfieldSherman 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: | PPN / SKPP |
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| Location: | Popay谩n, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2掳27'15"N by 76掳36'33"W |
| Area Served: | Popay谩n, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government or pornation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPN |
| More Information: | PPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLV / KFLV |
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| Location: | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39掳22'4"N by 94掳55'4"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLV |
| More Information: | FLV Maps & Info |
Facts about Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport (PPN):
- The closest airport to Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport (PPN) is Alfonso Bonilla Arag贸n International Airport (CLO), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NNE of PPN.
- Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport (PPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport", another name for PPN is "Aeropuerto Guillermo Le贸n Valencia".
- Because of Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia 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 Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport (PPN) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport (meaning Guillermo Le贸nel Valencia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,920 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
Facts about Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV):
- The furthest airport from Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base", another name for FLV is "Sherman AAF".
- The closest airport to Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of FLV.
- At first a sod surface was used, but in 1930 construction of three cinder runways was initiated.
- During the summer of 1953 Tenth Air Force evaluated Sherman Air Force Base and came to the conclusion that in the interests of economy the base should be discontinued and its training activities be transferred elsewhere.
