Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Manizales, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and La Nubia Airport (MZL), Manizales, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,489 miles (or 4,006 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 Avenger Field and La Nubia Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MZL / SKMZ |
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| Location: | Manizales, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°1'47"N by 75°27'44"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZL |
| More Information: | MZL 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.
- Avenger Field is a Texas airport in Nolan County, three miles west of the City of Sweetwater, which owns it.
- In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- 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.
- Classes entered the WASP program at Avenger Field in monthly intervals.
Facts about La Nubia Airport (MZL):
- The closest airport to La Nubia Airport (MZL) is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of MZL.
- In addition to being known as "La Nubia Airport", another name for MZL is "Aeropuerto La Nubia".
- The furthest airport from La Nubia Airport (MZL) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to La Nubia Airport (meaning La Nubia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Because of La Nubia Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at La Nubia 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.
- La Nubia Airport (MZL) currently has only 1 runway.
