Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°29'48"N by 97°25'10"W)
Distance from SSC to TCN:
1,494.42 miles (2,405.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Tehuacán Airport (TCN), Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,494 miles (or 2,405 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 relatively short distance between Shaw Air Force Base and Tehuacán Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | TCN / MMHC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°29'48"N by 97°25'10"W |
| Area Served: | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5509 feet (1,679 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCN |
| More Information: | TCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- 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 March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- 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.
- Shaw Air Force Base is a United States Military facility located approximately 8.4 miles west-northwest of Sumter, South Carolina.
- On 9 August 1990, the 17th and 33d TFS of 363d TFW became the first F-16 squadrons to deploy to the United Arab Emirates in Operation Desert Shield.
Facts about Tehuacán Airport (TCN):
- The closest airport to Tehuacán Airport (TCN) is Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of TCN.
- In addition to being known as "Tehuacán Airport", another name for TCN is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Tehuacán".
- Because of Tehuacán Airport's high elevation of 5,509 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Tehuacán Airport (TCN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,393 miles (18,335 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Tehuacán Airport (TCN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.20 miles (124.24 km) NW | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 2 | 78.86 miles (126.92 km) NNE | El Lencero Airport (JAL) | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 3 | 92.23 miles (148.43 km) ENE | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 4 | 113.04 miles (181.91 km) SSE | Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX) | Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 5 | 122.83 miles (197.68 km) WNW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 6 | 125.96 miles (202.71 km) WNW | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 7 | 135.73 miles (218.44 km) NW | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 8 | 135.73 miles (218.44 km) NW | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 9 | 145.50 miles (234.17 km) N | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 10 | 151.80 miles (244.30 km) WNW | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 11 | 182.36 miles (293.47 km) S | Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) | Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 12 | 188.20 miles (302.87 km) E | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT) | Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 13 | 195.05 miles (313.90 km) SW | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 14 | 202.97 miles (326.66 km) SSE | Huatulco International Airport (HUX) | Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 15 | 215.20 miles (346.33 km) SE | Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,392.72 miles (18,334.76 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,179.82 miles (17,992.14 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,035.23 miles (17,759.44 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 10,972.52 miles (17,658.52 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,901.43 miles (17,544.11 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,870.63 miles (17,494.55 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,815.66 miles (17,406.07 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 10,810.92 miles (17,398.45 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 10,795.88 miles (17,374.24 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,780.44 miles (17,349.40 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,762.24 miles (17,320.10 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 10,752.39 miles (17,304.26 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 13 | 10,737.66 miles (17,280.54 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,733.40 miles (17,273.69 km) SW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 10,728.07 miles (17,265.11 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |