Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Shenyang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), Shenyang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,140 miles (or 11,491 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 Moody Air Force Base and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, 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 Moody Air Force Base and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• Also located on Moody A.F.B.
• The 307 FS was inactivated on 31 August 1995 when F-16 operations at Moody were reduced in size.
• While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
• Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• On 1 December 1973, the 38th Flying Training Wing replaced and absorbed the resources of the 3550th Pilot Training Wing at Moody.
• The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.

Facts about Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE):

• The furthest airport from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (meaning Shenyang Taoxian International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Shenyang Taoxian International Airport handled 8,619,897 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Shenyang Taoxian International Airport", other names for SHE include "沈阳桃仙国际机场" and "Shěnyáng Táoxiān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Because of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Shenyang Taoxian 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.
• Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SW of SHE.