Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Negage, Angola:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,846 miles (or 11,018 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 Negage 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 Negage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• After the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch in September 1947, Shaw Army Airfield was renamed Shaw Air Force Base, on 13 January 1948 and the 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated on 15 August 1947 with the implementation of the Hobson Plan.
• Upon activation at Shaw, the 20th FW assumed the personnel and equipment of the inactivated 363d Fighter Wing.
• Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• 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.
• On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.

Facts about Negage Airport (GXG):

• The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
• In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
• Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.