Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Siem Reap, Cambodia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP), Siem Reap, Cambodia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,848 miles (or 14,240 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 Siem Reap-Angkor 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 Siem Reap-Angkor 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):

• 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 host unit on Sheppard Air Force Base is the 82nd Training Wing whose mission makes it the most diversified training base within the Air Education and Training Command.
• In July 1969, Detachment 1, 2nd Bombardment Wing, with four B-52 aircraft, became a tenant organization at Sheppard and remained until 1975.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP):

• In addition to being known as "Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport", other names for REP include "សៀមរាបព្រលានយន្តហោះអន្តរជាតិ" and "Aéroport International de Siem Reab".
• Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 60 feet above mean sea level.
• The Cambodian government has plans to replace the airport with a new one, 60 km from Siem Reap.
• The furthest airport from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (meaning Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The closest airport to Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) is Battambang Airport (BBM), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) WSW of REP.
• Because of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Siem Reap-Angkor 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.