Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Guaraní International Airport (AGT), Ciudad del Este, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,437 miles (or 7,141 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Guaraní 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Guaraní International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGT / SGES |
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Location: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'19"S by 54°50'35"W |
Area Served: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 846 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGT |
More Information: | AGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
- For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
- As a result of the August 1992 destruction of Homestead AFB Florida by Hurricane Andrew in September 1992, the 31st Fighter Wing's 309th Fighter Squadron was initially evacuated to Shaw AFB prior to the hurricane making landfall.
- Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
Facts about Guaraní International Airport (AGT):
- The closest airport to Guaraní International Airport (AGT) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of AGT.
- Because of Guaraní International Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Guaraní 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.
- Guaraní International Airport (AGT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Guaraní International Airport handled 45,566 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Guaraní International Airport (AGT) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is nearly antipodal to Guaraní International Airport (meaning Guaraní International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shimojishima Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Shimojishima, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Guaraní International Airport", another name for AGT is "Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní".