Nonstop flight route between Springfield, Missouri, United States and Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, United States and Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU), Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 635 miles (or 1,022 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 Springfield–Branson National Airport and Fort Sumner Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF):

• The Branson Airport opened in the spring of 2009 to compete with the municipally owned Springfield airport.
• Springfield–Branson National Airport, formerly Springfield–Greene County Airport, Springfield Municipal Airport and Springfield–Branson Regional Airport, is a public airport five miles northwest of Springfield, in Greene County, Missouri.
• There is an Army National Guard unit based at Springfield–Branson, the 35th combat aviation brigade, detachment 3 company 1 of the 185th aviation regiment.
• Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) has 2 runways.
• In 1992 the airport was renamed Springfield–Branson Regional Airport capitalizing on the sudden rise of the Branson, Missouri tourist industry southeast of the airport).
• The airport was shortly renamed Springfield Municipal Airport after the city and county disagreed on funding.
• The closest airport to Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of SGF.
• The furthest airport from Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,826 miles (17,423 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU):

• The closest airport to Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) E of FSU.
• The facility was inactivated on November 15, 1945 and returned to civil control.
• For the 12-month period ending April 9, 2011, the airport had 150 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month.
• Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Fort Sumner Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,165 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FSU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FSU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• On August 6, 1944, the airfield was transferred to Second Air Force, where it became a replacement facility for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator crew training.
• In addition to being known as "Fort Sumner Municipal Airport", another name for FSU is "Fort Sumner Army Airfield".
• The furthest airport from Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,167 miles (17,971 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.