Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Barquisimeto, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM), Barquisimeto, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,476 miles (or 3,985 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 Sheppard Air Force Base and Jacinto Lara International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
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| Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPS |
| More Information: | SPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRM / SVBM |
| Airport Name: | Jacinto Lara International Airport |
| Location: | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°2'34"N by 69°21'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | IADAL |
| Airport Type: | General |
| Elevation: | 2042 feet (622 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRM |
| More Information: | BRM Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- It was officially opened as an Army Air Corps training center on 17 October 1941, following the arrival of the first military members on 14 June.
- As of September 2013, Brigadier General Scott Kindsvater is the commander of the 82d Training Wing, and he concurrently serves as the installation commander of Sheppard AFB.
- Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
- The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Helicopter pilot training was transferred from Stead AFB, Nevada in October 1965, with H-19, H-43, Bell TH-1F, CH-3C and HH-3E helicopters used for training.
- The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
- In February 1992, restructuring and downsizing of the Air Force caused a realignment and renumbering of units at Sheppard.
- The 80th FTW mission is to provide combat airpower by producing top quality fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.
Facts about Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM):
- Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Jacinto Lara International Airport (meaning Jacinto Lara International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) is Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSE of BRM.
