Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and La Serena, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(33°59'20"N by 98°29'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°54'57"S by 71°11'57"W)
Distance from SPS to LSC:
4,761.12 miles (7,662.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and La Florida Airport (LSC), La Serena, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,761 miles (or 7,662 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 La Florida 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 La Florida Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPS / KSPS |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | LSC / SCSE |
| Airport Name: | La Florida Airport |
| Location: | La Serena, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°54'57"S by 71°11'57"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 481 feet (147 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSC |
| More Information: | LSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- Additionally, officers from all 13 participating nations fill subordinate leadership positions throughout the wing.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- Sheppard Field reached its peak strength of 46,340 people while serving as a separation center for troops being discharged following World War II from September through November 1945.
- 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 3630th Flying Training Wing also provided undergraduate pilot training for pilots of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force from 1971 to 1975.
Facts about La Florida Airport (LSC):
- The closest airport to La Florida Airport (LSC) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is located 187 miles (301 kilometers) NNE of LSC.
- La Florida Airport (LSC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from La Florida Airport (LSC) is Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), which is nearly antipodal to La Florida Airport (meaning La Florida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Qianjiang, Chongqing, China.
- Because of La Florida Airport's relatively low elevation of 481 feet, planes can take off or land at La Florida 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.87 miles (14.27 km) S | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.70 miles (60.67 km) NW | Frederick Regional Airport (FDR) | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 40.23 miles (64.74 km) N | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 45.08 miles (72.55 km) NE | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 45.54 miles (73.29 km) SSW | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 45.95 miles (73.94 km) N | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 64.44 miles (103.70 km) NW | Altus Air Force Base (LTS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 68.83 miles (110.77 km) NW | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 76.24 miles (122.70 km) NNW | Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) ESE | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 79.12 miles (127.33 km) E | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 82.18 miles (132.26 km) NNE | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 86.91 miles (139.87 km) ENE | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 87.05 miles (140.09 km) SSE | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 96.71 miles (155.64 km) SE | Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,952.14 miles (17,625.72 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,705.81 miles (17,229.28 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,648.35 miles (17,136.81 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,624.25 miles (17,098.03 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,612.02 miles (17,078.34 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,520.50 miles (16,931.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,500.62 miles (16,899.06 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,481.04 miles (16,867.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,468.99 miles (16,848.16 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,466.62 miles (16,844.35 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,465.64 miles (16,842.77 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,455.01 miles (16,825.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,454.65 miles (16,825.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,450.97 miles (16,819.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,446.19 miles (16,811.47 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 187.14 miles (301.18 km) NNE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 202.62 miles (326.08 km) SE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 210.25 miles (338.36 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 241.44 miles (388.57 km) S | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 5 | 246.43 miles (396.58 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 250.23 miles (402.70 km) N | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 263.96 miles (424.80 km) NNE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 8 | 266.98 miles (429.65 km) E | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 307.68 miles (495.16 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 10 | 340.89 miles (548.61 km) ENE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 361.74 miles (582.16 km) SSE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 367.71 miles (591.77 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 385.09 miles (619.75 km) ESE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 396.74 miles (638.50 km) SSE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 404.11 miles (650.35 km) ESE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.20 miles (19,970.63 km) N | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 2 | 12,387.27 miles (19,935.33 km) NW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,372.03 miles (19,910.80 km) NNE | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 4 | 12,356.52 miles (19,885.85 km) NE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 5 | 12,323.16 miles (19,832.16 km) WNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 6 | 12,319.75 miles (19,826.66 km) NE | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 12,306.67 miles (19,805.62 km) E | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 12,293.02 miles (19,783.65 km) NNW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 12,287.09 miles (19,774.11 km) NW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 12,270.85 miles (19,747.98 km) WNW | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 12,268.08 miles (19,743.51 km) ENE | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 12,257.34 miles (19,726.22 km) NNW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,252.55 miles (19,718.52 km) WNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 12,243.74 miles (19,704.34 km) N | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,242.57 miles (19,702.45 km) NE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |