Nonstop flight route between Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,338 miles (or 13,419 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 Tagbilaran Airport and Sheppard 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 Tagbilaran Airport and Sheppard 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 Tagbilaran Airport (TAG):

• Tagbilaran Airport handled 573,299 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Tagbilaran Airport", another name for TAG is "Paliparan ng Tagbilaran Tugpahanan sa Tagbilaran".
• The furthest airport from Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Tagbilaran Airport (meaning Tagbilaran Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) is Sibulan Airport (DGT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of TAG.
• Because of Tagbilaran Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Tagbilaran 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.
• Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• The 80th Flying Training Wing, also at Sheppard, conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, a multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.
• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Over the next three decades three training schools were stationed at the base training students in aircraft maintenance, transportation, communication, civil engineering, Aircrew Life Support and field training.
• Additionally, officers from all 13 participating nations fill subordinate leadership positions throughout the wing.
• The 3630th Flying Training Wing also provided undergraduate pilot training for pilots of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force from 1971 to 1975.
• The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
• Sheppard Field reached its peak strength of 46,340 people while serving as a separation center for troops being discharged following World War II from September through November 1945.