Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Innsbruck, Austria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Innsbruck Airport (INN), Innsbruck, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,621 miles (or 7,437 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 Innsbruck 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 Innsbruck 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: | INN / LOWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Innsbruck, Austria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°15'37"N by 11°20'38"E |
| Area Served: | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Operator/Owner: | Tiroler Flughafenbetriebs GmbH |
| Elevation: | 1906 feet (581 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INN |
| More Information: | INN Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
- Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
- Shaw Army Airfield was designated a permanent Army Air Forces instantiation after the war, being transferred to Continental Air Forces on 16 April 1945.
- Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- 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 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
- 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 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.
Facts about Innsbruck Airport (INN):
- The furthest airport from Innsbruck Airport (INN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,991 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Innsbruck Airport (INN) is Bolzano Airport (BZO), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) S of INN.
- Innsbruck Airport, also Kranebitten Airport, is the largest international airport in Tyrol in western Austria.
- Innsbruck Airport (INN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Innsbruck Airport", another name for INN is "Flughafen Innsbruck".
