Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Baytown, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 357 miles (or 574 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 Baytown Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• 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.
• Over the next three decades three training schools were stationed at the base training students in aircraft maintenance, transportation, communication, civil engineering, Aircrew Life Support and field 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 addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• The 3630th Flying Training Wing also provided undergraduate pilot training for pilots of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force from 1971 to 1975.
• Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located five miles north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States.
• The aircraft mechanics school was transferred to Sheppard from Keesler AFB, Mississippi in April 1949 to make room for expansion of electronic training at that base.

Facts about Baytown Airport (HPY):

• Baytown Airport (HPY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Baytown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Baytown 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.
• For a complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA
• The furthest airport from Baytown Airport (HPY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,005 miles (17,711 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In 2009 Herman Life Flight opened their new East Base on the airport property with one helicopter and crew accommodations.
• The closest airport to Baytown Airport (HPY) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of HPY.