Nonstop flight route between Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE), Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 872 miles (or 1,403 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 Stevens Point Municipal Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE):

• Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE) is Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of STE.
• The furthest airport from Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,937 miles (17,601 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• It was officially opened as an Army Air Corps training center on 17 October 1941, following the arrival of the first military members on 14 June.
• The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Control and accountability for Sheppard Field was transferred to the Department of the Air Force 1 August 1948 and was reactivated 15 August 1948 to supplement Lackland AFB, Texas, as a basic training center renamed as Sheppard AFB.
• Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.
• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
• The 80th FTW mission is to provide combat airpower by producing top quality fighter pilots for the NATO alliance.
• The 3630th Flying Training Wing was activated in 1965, and it assumed the helicopter training program.
• Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.