Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Union City, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY), Union City, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 561 miles (or 903 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 relatively short distance between Sheppard Air Force Base and Everett-Stewart Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | UCY / KUCY |
| Airport Name: | Everett-Stewart Regional Airport |
| Location: | Union City, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°22'46"N by 88°59'8"W |
| Area Served: | Union City, Tennessee / Martin, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | Obion County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UCY |
| More Information: | UCY Maps & Info |
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 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
Facts about Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY):
- The closest airport to Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) is Henry County Airport (PHT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) E of UCY.
- Established in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces.
- Everett-Stewart Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Obion County, Tennessee, United States.
- The furthest airport from Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,069 miles (17,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Everett-Stewart Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Everett-Stewart Regional 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.
- Everett-Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) currently has only 1 runway.
