Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Asosa, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Asosa Airport (ASO), Asosa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,267 miles (or 13,304 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 Avenger Field and Asosa 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 Avenger Field and Asosa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASO / HASO |
Airport Name: | Asosa Airport |
Location: | Asosa, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'5"N by 34°35'9"E |
Area Served: | Asosa, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5121 feet (1,561 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASO |
More Information: | ASO Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Avenger Field was the largest all-female air base in American history.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
Facts about Asosa Airport (ASO):
- Asosa Airport (ASO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Asosa Airport (ASO) is Beica Airport (BEI), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) S of ASO.
- Because of Asosa Airport's high elevation of 5,121 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Asosa Airport (ASO) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Asosa Airport (meaning Asosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,128 miles (19,518 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.