Nonstop flight route between Samsun, Turkey and Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), Samsun, Turkey and Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,522 miles (or 8,886 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 Samsun-Çarşamba Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard 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 Samsun-Çarşamba Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF):

• Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,086 miles (17,841 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.
• The closest airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SZF.
• In addition to being known as "Samsun-Çarşamba Airport", another name for SZF is "Samsun-Çarşamba Havalimanı".
• Samsun-Çarşamba Airport is a public airport in Samsun, Turkey.

Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):

• The on-base Selfridge Military Air Museum is operated by the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, exhibits photos and artifacts of military aerospace history, and has an outdoor Air Park of over 30 aircraft.
• After World War II Selfridge expanded to its present size of 3,600 acres, and in 1947 the Selfridge Army Air Base was renamed Selfridge Air Force Base.
• The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.
• In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
• In 1925, planes equipped with ice skids left Selfridge for Camp Skeel in Oscoda, Michigan to determine the usefulness of airplanes in harsh winter.
• In 1965, the Strategic Air Command announced that the 4045th Air Refueling Wing was to be discontinued beginning in 1966.
• Flying was considered impractical in Michigan during the winter months, so the student pilots were sent to Gerstner Field at Lake Charles, Louisiana, and to Chapman Field at Miami, Florida, and Selfridge was transformed into a mechanics school for the winter months.
• The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.