Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and El Bagre, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG), El Bagre, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,858 miles (or 2,990 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 Shaw Air Force Base and El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
• The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.
• With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.

Facts about El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG):

• The furthest airport from El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (meaning El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NW of EBG.
• In addition to being known as "El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport", another name for EBG is "Aeropuerto El Tomin".
• Because of El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at El Bagre Airport El Tomin 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.