Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W)
Distance from SSC to YSY:
3,073.61 miles (4,946.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,074 miles (or 4,946 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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: | YSY / CYSY |
| Airport Name: | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport |
| Location: | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YSY |
| More Information: | YSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
Facts about Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY):
- Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) S of YSY.
- The furthest airport from Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,780 miles (15,739 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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.
| 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 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) S | Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC) | Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 2 | 184.61 miles (297.10 km) ESE | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 250.36 miles (402.91 km) SW | Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (YUB) | Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 4 | 313.63 miles (504.74 km) NNE | Mould Bay Airport (YMD) | Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 319.40 miles (514.03 km) SW | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 344.23 miles (553.98 km) S | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 346.39 miles (557.45 km) SW | Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK) | Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 374.19 miles (602.20 km) SE | Kugluktuk Airport (YCO) | Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 390.93 miles (629.14 km) SW | Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 10 | 406.09 miles (653.54 km) SSW | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 11 | 428.88 miles (690.22 km) W | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 461.48 miles (742.68 km) SW | Old Crow Airport (YOC) | Old Crow, Yukon, Canada | |
| 13 | 465.38 miles (748.96 km) S | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 14 | 470.78 miles (757.64 km) S | Déline Airport (YWJ) | Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 489.52 miles (787.80 km) S | Tulita Airport (ZFN) | Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,779.94 miles (15,739.26 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,608.47 miles (15,463.30 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,595.88 miles (15,443.03 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,572.58 miles (15,405.54 km) SE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,565.59 miles (15,394.28 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,506.71 miles (15,299.52 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,482.19 miles (15,260.07 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,454.70 miles (15,215.82 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,378.59 miles (15,093.34 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,372.95 miles (15,084.26 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,369.82 miles (15,079.23 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,359.26 miles (15,062.24 km) SE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,357.16 miles (15,058.85 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,346.91 miles (15,042.35 km) SE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,333.33 miles (15,020.50 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |