Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Huslia, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Huslia Airport (HSL), Huslia, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,708 miles (or 5,967 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 Huslia 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 Huslia 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):

• On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
• The 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.
• The 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
• Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
• The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then exchanged its P-51's in February 1948 for F-84B Thunderjets, the first TAC group to receive operational F-84s.
• In October 1942, the flight training was changed to Advanced flying training and AT-6 Texan single-engine and Beech AT-10 twin-engine trainers were used.
• 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.

Facts about Huslia Airport (HSL):

• Huslia Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Huslia, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Huslia Airport (HSL) is Hughes Airport (HUS), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) ENE of HSL.
• Huslia Airport (HSL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Huslia Airport", another name for HSL is "HLA".
• The furthest airport from Huslia Airport (HSL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,247 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Huslia Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Huslia 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.
• Huslia Airport covers an area of 203 acres at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.