Nonstop flight route between Tingo María, Peru and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tingo María Airport (TGI), Tingo María, Peru and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,003 miles (or 4,833 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 Tingo María Airport and Shaw 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 Tingo María Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGI / SPGM |
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| Location: | Tingo María, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°17'12"S by 76°0'16"W |
| Area Served: | Tingo María, Huánuco, Peru |
| Airport Type: | public |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGI |
| More Information: | TGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tingo María Airport (TGI):
- The closest airport to Tingo María Airport (TGI) is Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of TGI.
- The furthest airport from Tingo María Airport (TGI) is Cà Mau Airport (CAH), which is nearly antipodal to Tingo María Airport (meaning Tingo María Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cà Mau Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Cà Mau Province, Vietnam.
- In addition to being known as "Tingo María Airport", another name for TGI is "Aeropuerto de Tingo María".
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- The 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The squadrons flew the P-61 Black Widow in Europe with Ninth Air Force during World War II, and were reassigned back to the United States after the end of hostilities.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
- On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
