Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Semarang, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), Semarang, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,815 miles (or 15,796 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 Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA), 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 Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA). 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 |
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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: | SRG / WARS |
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Location: | Semarang, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°58'17"S by 110°22'27"E |
Area Served: | Semarang |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Military Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRG |
More Information: | SRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):
- The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
- In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
- 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 February 1992, restructuring and downsizing of the Air Force caused a realignment and renumbering of units at Sheppard.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The 80th FTW mission is to provide combat airpower by producing top quality fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.
- Control and accountability for Sheppard Field was transferred to the Department of the Air Force 1 August 1948 and was reactivated 15 August 1948 to supplement Lackland AFB, Texas, as a basic training center renamed as Sheppard AFB.
- The 80th Flying Training Wing, also at Sheppard, conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, a multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.
Facts about Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG):
- The furthest airport from Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) is Elorza Airport (EOZ), which is nearly antipodal to Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (meaning Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Elorza Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Elorza, Venezuela.
- Because of Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA)'s relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) 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.
- Trans Semarang, a bus rapid transit of Semarang only one corridor going through the airport but all the corridors available are inter-connected to this corridor
- In addition to being known as "Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA)", another name for SRG is "Bandar Udara Internasional Achmad Yani (AYIA)".
- The Central Java Government announced plans to expand the airport in 2004.
- Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- On June 17, 2014 Angkasa Pura I and military official signed usefulness cooperation of military land for 30 years and then also makes grounbreaking to initial the expansion project.
- The closest airport to Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) S of SRG.