Nonstop flight route between Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW), Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,213 miles (or 5,170 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 Sparrevohn LRRS Airport and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, 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 Sparrevohn LRRS Airport and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVW / PASV |
| Airport Name: | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°5'49"N by 155°34'28"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVW |
| More Information: | SVW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWH / KNFW |
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| Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°46'9"N by 97°26'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FWH |
| More Information: | FWH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW):
- Sparrevohn LRRS has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 4,198 by 151 feet.
- The airstrip was constructed in 1952 as part of the construction of the Sparrevohn Air Force Station.
- Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) is Stony River Airport (SRV), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of SVW.
- The furthest airport from Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,563 miles (16,999 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
Facts about Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH):
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,950 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The base retained the name Carswell Air Force Base until 1993.
- The base's runway is also used by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, as their large Fort Worth assembly facility is located adjacent to the base.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of FWH.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base", another name for FWH is "Carswell Field".
- With the end of the Cold War, the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Carswell AFB be closed by 1994.
- Federal Medical Center, Carswell, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, is located in the northeast corner of NAS Fort Worth JRB.
- As of June 2011, there were 11,300 employees on NAS Fort Worth JRB.
