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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), Lusaka, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,908 miles (or 14,337 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 Kenneth Kaunda 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 Kenneth Kaunda 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):

• The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
• The 3630th Flying Training Wing was activated in 1965, and it assumed the helicopter training program.
• 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.
• Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.
• 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.
• Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
• 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.
• Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 April 1941.
• 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.

Facts about Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN):

• Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) is Kariba Airport (KAB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SSE of LUN.
• Kenneth Kaunda International Airport handled 787,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kenneth Kaunda International Airport", another name for LUN is "FLKK".
• The furthest airport from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (meaning Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.