Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Ireland and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,425 miles (or 7,122 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 Waterford Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield, 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 Waterford Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):

• Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
• Avair provided the first domestic passenger service in 1982 to Dublin, which originated in Cork.
• Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
• Between 1994 and 1999, Suckling Airways operated to London Luton, and during 1996 Emerald Airways operated services to Liverpool.
• On 12 May 2010 Aer Arann announced an expansion of services from Waterford to London and Galway.
• In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
• The nearest bus and coach station is 10km away in Waterford from where Bus Éireann provides services to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Rosslare Europort, Wexford, Clonmel and Tramore.
• On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann transferred all of its Waterford routes into the Aer Lingus Regional brand effective from 25 March 2012.
• The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
• The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):

• As a result of the United State's entry into World War I, Fort Sill was selected for a primary pilot school.
• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are no air units currently stationed at the airfield, however air operations for transient units are provided by permanent party personnel.
• The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
• Air Service/Corps units assigned to Post Field between 1919 and 1941
• The field was named in honor of pioneer aviator 2d Lieutenant Henry Post.