Nonstop flight route between Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Stanton, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States and Stanton Airfield (SYN), Stanton, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 915 miles (or 1,473 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield and Stanton Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):

• In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
• Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 13 October 1942 the 332d Fighter Group was activated at Tuskegee, and the pre-existing 100th Fighter Squadron was assigned to it.
• Twin-engine training commenced at Tuskegee in 1943, at first using the AT-10.
• The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Aircraft used at Tuskegee during World War II included the PT-17 biplane primary trainer, BT-13 monoplane basic trainer, AT-6 Texan advanced trainer, and P-40 Warhawk.
• The Air Field was designed by the African American architect Hilyard Robinson and built in 1941.
• Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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.
• On 23 July 1941 the Air Corps established an Air Corps Advanced Flying School to be activated at Tuskegee.
• The purpose of the airfield having been reactivated is unknown, although the old ramp area was used as an asphalt plant for a number of years.
• The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
• The March 1943 14M Regional Aeronautical Chart labeled the airfield as “Tuskegee Army Flying School”, and indicated that the field had a control tower.
• The first class of African-American aviation cadets entered the second phase of military flight training at Tuskegee AAF on 8 November 1941, under military instructors.

Facts about Stanton Airfield (SYN):

• The furthest airport from Stanton Airfield (SYN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,776 miles (17,342 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Stanton Airfield is a public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Stanton, in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
• For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 15,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day.
• The closest airport to Stanton Airfield (SYN) is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of SYN.
• Because of Stanton Airfield's relatively low elevation of 920 feet, planes can take off or land at Stanton Airfield 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.
• Stanton Airfield (SYN) has 2 runways.