Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Johor Bahru, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Senai International Airport (JHB), Johor Bahru, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,585 miles (or 15,426 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 Sheppard Air Force Base and Senai International Airport, 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 Sheppard Air Force Base and Senai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• The host unit at Sheppard is the 82d Training Wing, which provides specialized technical training, medical, and field training for officers, Airmen, and civilians of all branches of the military, other DoD agencies, and foreign nationals.
• The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
• In February 1992, restructuring and downsizing of the Air Force caused a realignment and renumbering of units at Sheppard.
• 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.

Facts about Senai International Airport (JHB):

• On 12 February 2009, the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Management Ltd opened its third Plaza Premium Lounge in Senai International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Senai International Airport (JHB) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Senai International Airport (meaning Senai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
• Because of Senai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Senai 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.
• Senai International Airport (JHB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Senai International Airport, formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport is an airport located in the town of Senai, near Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
• The closest airport to Senai International Airport (JHB) is Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) S of JHB.
• In addition to being known as "Senai International Airport", another name for JHB is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان إسماعيل".