Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia, United States and São Nicolau, Cape Verde:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States and Preguiça Airport (SNE), São Nicolau, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,693 miles (or 5,943 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Preguiça 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Preguiça Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (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.
• During early 1942 after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Savannah AAB became a base for several Antisubmarine groups and squadrons of I Bomber Command and later Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command with a mission to patrol the Atlantic coast, locate and attack German U-Boats.
• 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.
• During late 1961 Hunter AFB joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment system, feeding data to DC-09 at Gunter AFB, Alabama.
• Throughout 1942, light bomber and dive bomber groups received combat training at Savannah AAB before being deployed to the combat zones overseas.
• The airport became a part of Eastern Air Transport Incorporated air route on 2 December 1931, when Ida Hoynes, daughter of the Mayor, Thomas M.
• The Division’s rapid deployment capability was put to the supreme test in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
• 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.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Preguiça Airport (SNE):

• The furthest airport from Preguiça Airport (SNE) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
• Preguiça Airport (SNE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Preguiça Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Preguiça 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 Preguiça Airport (SNE) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WNW of SNE.