Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Fuyang, Anhui, China:
Departure Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°52'54"N by 115°44'3"E)
Distance from SSC to FUG:
7,699.14 miles (12,390.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG), Fuyang, Anhui, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,699 miles (or 12,391 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 Fuyang Xiguan 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 Fuyang Xiguan 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: | FUG / ZSFY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fuyang, Anhui, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°52'54"N by 115°44'3"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUG |
| More Information: | FUG Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- 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.
- On 1 April 1951, the 363d TRW was transferred to Shaw from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia The 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing would remain at Shaw, under various designations, for the next 43 years.
- 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.
Facts about Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG):
- The closest airport to Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) is Bengbu Airport (BFU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) E of FUG.
- Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) is Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), which is nearly antipodal to Fuyang Xiguan Airport (meaning Fuyang Xiguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Dolores Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Fuyang Xiguan Airport", other names for FUG include "阜阳西关机场" and "Fùyáng Xīguān Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 92.06 miles (148.16 km) E | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 2 | 118.88 miles (191.32 km) SE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 3 | 132.77 miles (213.67 km) NE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 157.01 miles (252.68 km) NW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 5 | 170.22 miles (273.94 km) NNE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 170.43 miles (274.28 km) SSW | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 176.71 miles (284.38 km) SSE | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 181.01 miles (291.30 km) W | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 9 | 187.17 miles (301.22 km) SE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 198.87 miles (320.05 km) ESE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 11 | 206.52 miles (332.36 km) ENE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 206.91 miles (332.99 km) WSW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 214.22 miles (344.75 km) NE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 214.86 miles (345.78 km) NE | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 231.06 miles (371.86 km) NW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.17 miles (19,882.06 km) SE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,328.14 miles (19,840.16 km) S | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,313.04 miles (19,815.87 km) ESE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,306.24 miles (19,804.92 km) S | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,240.21 miles (19,698.66 km) S | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,234.84 miles (19,690.01 km) W | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,213.31 miles (19,655.37 km) WSW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,203.42 miles (19,639.46 km) WSW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,190.31 miles (19,618.35 km) SSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,187.25 miles (19,613.43 km) SW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,180.46 miles (19,602.50 km) S | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,178.76 miles (19,599.77 km) ESE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,174.03 miles (19,592.16 km) E | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,171.44 miles (19,587.99 km) ESE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,152.41 miles (19,557.36 km) SSE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |