Nonstop flight route between Sialkot, Pakistan and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sialkot International Airport (SKT), Sialkot, Pakistan and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,559 miles (or 12,165 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 Sialkot International Airport and Shaw 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 Sialkot International Airport and Shaw 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 Sialkot International Airport (SKT):

• Sialkot International Airport is situated 14 km west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan.
• The nearest railway station is Sambrial which is 5 km from the airport and is serviced by a taxi and auto-rickshaw link.
• In addition to being known as "Sialkot International Airport", another name for SKT is "سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
• Because of Sialkot International Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at Sialkot International 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.
• Sialkot International Airport (SKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sialkot International Airport (meaning Sialkot International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,315 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Sialkot International Airport (SKT) is Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of SKT.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
• The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.
• Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• As a result of the end of the Cold War, the Air Force made several dramatic changes with the inactivation and re-designation of wings and their units.
• Shaw AFB is home base of the USAF 20th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16CJ Fighting Falcons.
• Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.