Nonstop flight route between Samsun, Turkey and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), Samsun, Turkey and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,141 miles (or 9,882 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 Moody Air Force 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 Moody Air Force 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.
• Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.
• In addition to being known as "Samsun-Çarşamba Airport", another name for SZF is "Samsun-Çarşamba Havalimanı".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SZF.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• On 1 September 1951, Moody was formally transferred from SAC to ATC.
• The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
• Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1965, the Cessna T-41A, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody and was used in the initial phases of student training.
• On 1 April 1997 the 347th Wing added a combat search and rescue component with the addition of the 41st Rescue Squadron with HH-60G helicopters and the 71st Rescue Squadron with specialized HC-130P aircraft, both units transferring from Patrick AFB, Florida.
• Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".