Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Graz, Austria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Graz Airport (GRZ), Graz, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,801 miles (or 7,727 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 Graz 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 Graz 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: | GRZ / LOWG |
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Location: | Graz, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°59'35"N by 15°26'21"E |
Area Served: | Graz, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia |
Operator/Owner: | Grazer Stadwerke AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1115 feet (340 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRZ |
More Information: | GRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
- On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
- Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
Facts about Graz Airport (GRZ):
- The furthest airport from Graz Airport (GRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Graz Airport", another name for GRZ is "Flughafen Graz".
- The closest airport to Graz Airport (GRZ) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of GRZ.
- In early 21st century, the number of passengers exceeded the 750,000-mark and in 2004 is just below 900,000.
- Graz Airport (GRZ) has 3 runways.
- Graz Airport consists of one modern passenger terminal building which features some shops, restaurants and service counters.