Nonstop flight route between Twin Falls, Idaho, United States and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), Twin Falls, Idaho, United States and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,923 miles (or 3,094 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 Magic Valley Regional Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF):

• Magic Valley Regional Airport, also known as Joslin Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles south of the central business district of Twin Falls, a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States.
• The closest airport to Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Jackpot Airport (KPT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SSW of TWF.
• In addition to being known as "Magic Valley Regional Airport", another name for TWF is "Joslin Field".
• Because of Magic Valley Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TWF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TWF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) has 2 runways.
• The facility covers an area of 1,468 acres at an elevation of 4,154 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• 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.
• On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
• Shaw Army Airfield was designated a permanent Army Air Forces instantiation after the war, being transferred to Continental Air Forces on 16 April 1945.
• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• 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 closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
• For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
• 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.