Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Chevery, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Chevery Airport (YHR), Chevery, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,550 miles (or 2,495 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 Chevery 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: | YHR / CYHR |
Airport Name: | Chevery Airport |
Location: | Chevery, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°28'8"N by 59°38'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipalité de la Côte Nord du Golfe St-Laurent |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHR |
More Information: | YHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
- Following Desert Storm, the 19th and 33d Tactical Fighter Squadrons deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, a coalition effort to enforce the Iraqi "No Fly Zone" south of the 32nd parallel north.
- 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 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
- 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.
- Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
- 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.
Facts about Chevery Airport (YHR):
- Chevery Airport (YHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chevery Airport (YHR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,356 miles (18,276 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chevery Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Chevery 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.
- The closest airport to Chevery Airport (YHR) is Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NE of YHR.