Nonstop flight route between Saratoga, Wyoming, United States and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shively Field (SAA), Saratoga, Wyoming, United States and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,496 miles (or 2,408 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 Shively Field and Moody Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAA / KSAA |
Airport Name: | Shively Field |
Location: | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'40"N by 106°49'24"W |
Area Served: | Saratoga, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Saratoga |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7012 feet (2,137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAA |
More Information: | SAA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Shively Field (SAA):
- Shively Field (SAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shively Field (SAA) is Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of SAA.
- The furthest airport from Shively Field (SAA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,831 miles (17,431 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Shively Field's high elevation of 7,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- In September 1944, Moody began replacing the AT-10 with the TB-25 Mitchell.
- On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
- While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.