Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sumter Airport (SUM), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and St. John's International Airport (YYT), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,709 miles (or 2,751 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 Sumter Airport and St. John's International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUM / KSMS |
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Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'41"N by 80°21'41"W |
Area Served: | Sumter, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City & County of Sumter |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 182 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUM |
More Information: | SUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYT / CYYT |
Airport Name: | St. John's International Airport |
Location: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°37'6"N by 52°45'8"W |
Area Served: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 461 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYT |
More Information: | YYT Maps & Info |
Facts about Sumter Airport (SUM):
- Because of Sumter Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumter 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sumter Airport", another name for SUM is "SMS".
- The closest airport to Sumter Airport (SUM) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WSW of SUM.
- The furthest airport from Sumter Airport (SUM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sumter Airport (SUM) has 2 runways.
Facts about St. John's International Airport (YYT):
- The furthest airport from St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 11,475 miles (18,467 kilometers) away in Portland, Victoria, Australia.
- St. John's International Airport handled 1,318,713 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to St. John's International Airport (YYT) is Gander International Airport (YQX), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) NW of YYT.
- The following fixed base operators are based at St.
- Because of St. John's International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at St. John's International 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.
- Although the airfield was not used as much as Argentia, Gander, Stephenville and Goose Bay Airports in the movement of large numbers of aircraft to England, it was still quite busy.
- St. John's International Airport (YYT) has 3 runways.