Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Heho, Myanmar (Burma):

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Heho Airport (HEH), Heho, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,652 miles (or 13,924 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 Heho 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 Heho 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):

• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
• 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.
• 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 group initially conducted training with two squadrons flying the Republic RF-84F "Thunderflash" and two squadrons Group, was a part of Strategic Air Command from July 1947 – May 1951, at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana as an Air Force Reserve corollary unit under the guidance of active duty units in order to train and maintain currency in reconnaissance operations for its reserve personnel.
• 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 Heho Airport (HEH):

• The airport served as an airbase both for the Allies and the Japanese during World War II.
• Heho Airport is an airport serving Heho, a town in Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Burma.
• Heho Airport (HEH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Heho Airport (HEH) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• The closest airport to Heho Airport (HEH) is Loikaw Airport (LIW), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSE of HEH.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 3,858 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Heho Airport", another name for HEH is "ဟဲဟိုးလေဆိပ်".
• Aerial view of Heho Airport