Nonstop flight route between Sebring, Florida, United States and Stockton, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sebring Regional Airport (SEF), Sebring, Florida, United States and Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), Stockton, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,409 miles (or 3,877 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 Sebring Regional Airport and Stockton Metropolitan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Sebring Regional Airport (SEF):

• A portion of the old runway system is now Sebring International Raceway, home to the 12 Hours of Sebring, an American Le Mans series race which has been held annually since 1952.
• Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) is Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NW of SEF.
• Because of Sebring Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Sebring Regional 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 Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,510 miles (18,523 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is also home to the annual US Sport Aviation Expo.
• For much of Sebring's history, the track followed a 5.38 mile layout.
• Sebring Regional Airport was originally constructed in 1940 as Hendricks Field, a B-17 Flying Fortress crew training base of the US Army Air Corps, later the US Army Air Forces.
• Only the main hangar, restored in 2000, is now in use.
• Following the end of World War II, aeronautical engineer Alec Ullman, seeking sites to restore military aircraft for civilian use, saw potential in Hendricks Field's runways to stage a sports car endurance race, similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
• In 1940, Sebring Officials and citizens contacted their Florida congressional delegation to see about getting an Army base in the area.

Facts about Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK):

• In May 1944 all of the facility was consolidated into the 3033rd Army Air Forces Base Unit.
• In addition to being known as "Stockton Metropolitan Airport", other names for SCK include "(former Stockton Army Airfield)" and "(former Sharpe Army Depot)".
• On January 29, 1947 the 71.36-acres of former Stockton Field retained by the U.S.
• Because of Stockton Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockton Metropolitan 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.
• United Airlines used Boeing 727-200s and 737-200s, PSA used 727s, 737s, Douglas DC-9-30s and BAe 146-200s, Hughes Airwest had Douglas DC-9s, USAir had BAe 146-200s, and Continental Airlines and Frontier used 737s.
• Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,311 miles (18,203 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) is Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of SCK.
• On November 18, 2012 Allegiant Air began flying twice weekly Boeing 757-200 nonstops from Stockton to Honolulu.
• On July 11, 1964, Stockton Municipal Airport was officially renamed the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, reflecting its changing role as a civil airport.