Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia, United States and The Dalles, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States and Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS), The Dalles, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,321 miles (or 3,735 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Columbia Gorge Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
• Throughout 1942, light bomber and dive bomber groups received combat training at Savannah AAB before being deployed to the combat zones overseas.
• At the end of the war, Savannah AAB was used as a Separation Center for the discharge and furlough of service members returning from Europe.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Division’s rapid deployment capability was put to the supreme test in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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.
• On 1 March 1949, Chatham Air Force Base, located eight miles northwest of Savannah, was reopened by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.
• When Hunter AFB was transferred to the US Army in 1967 becoming Hunter Army Airfield, the radar site was renamed Savannah Air Force Station.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS):

• Because of Columbia Gorge Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 247 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Gorge Regional 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.
• During reconstruction of the original runway 12/30, the runway was renumbered to the current 13/31 designation.
• The furthest airport from Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,869 miles (17,492 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) is Cascade Locks State Airport (CZK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of DLS.
• Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Columbia Gorge Regional Airport", another name for DLS is "The Dalles Municipal Airport".