Nonstop flight route between Sanliurfa, Turkey and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (SFQ), Sanliurfa, Turkey and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,412 miles (or 10,318 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 Şanlıurfa GAP Airport and Moody 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 Şanlıurfa GAP Airport and Moody 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 Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (SFQ):

• In addition to being known as "Şanlıurfa GAP Airport", other names for SFQ include "GNY", "LTCS" and "GNY".
• The closest airport to Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (SFQ) is Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SFQ.
• The furthest airport from Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (SFQ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (SFQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• On 30 June 1975, the Secretary of the Air Force announced that Moody would transfer from ATC to Tactical Air Command on 1 December 1975.
• 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.
• The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
• 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.
• Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.
• 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.
• On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 29th Flying Training Wing at Moody and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.