Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Charleston, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Charleston International Airport (CHS), Charleston, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,006 miles (or 1,618 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 Tinker Air Force Base and Charleston International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIK / KTIK |
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| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°24'52"N by 97°23'12"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIK |
| More Information: | TIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHS / KCHS |
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| Location: | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'54"N by 80°2'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Charleston County Joint Base Charleston |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHS |
| More Information: | CHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):
- The base, originally known as Midwest Air Depot, is named in honor of Oklahoma native Major General Clarence L.
- Tinker is also the home of the United States Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One.
- The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.
- The 38th Cyberspace Engineering Group has worldwide responsibility for engineering, installation, and interoperability of all communications and electronic facilities for the Air Force.
- STRATCOMWING ONE's primary mission is to receive, verify and retransmit Emergency Action Messages to US strategic forces.
- The 137th Air Refueling Wing flies the KC-135R in conjunction with the 507th Air Refueling Wing, having assumed an aerial refueling mission in 2008.
- The 72d Air Base Wing is a multi-unit, multi-mission wing that includes base services and support for the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, associate organizations, dependents, and retirees.
- Community support for Tinker can be seen by the establishment of two public/private partnerships that support base operations by using local dollars to make available additional facilities for base use.
- In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
Facts about Charleston International Airport (CHS):
- In 1928, the Charleston Airport Corporation was founded and purchased 700 acres of land previously belonging to a mining company.
- Joint Base Charleston owns and operates the runways at the airport and has an agreement with the Charleston County Aviation Authority to allow civilian use of the field.
- Throughout its history, all four domestic legacy carriers and their predecessor companies have served Charleston International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Charleston International Airport", another name for CHS is "Charleston Field".
- CARTA, the regional mass transit system, serves the airport with three routes that operate seven days a week from 6:00 a.m.
- The closest airport to Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CHS.
- Charleston International Airport handled 2,913,265 passengers last year.
- Charleston International Airport (CHS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Charleston International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Charleston International 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.
- The furthest airport from Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
