Nonstop flight route between Wharton, Texas, United States and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wharton Regional Airport (WHT), Wharton, Texas, United States and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 956 miles (or 1,538 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 Wharton Regional Airport and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WHT / KARM |
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Location: | Wharton, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'15"N by 96°9'15"W |
Area Served: | Wharton, Texas, USA |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wharton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WHT |
More Information: | WHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEW / KFEW |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'59"N by 104°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FEW |
More Information: | FEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Wharton Regional Airport (WHT):
- Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of WHT.
- Because of Wharton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Wharton Regional 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.
- It is also used by the South Texas Balloon Launch Team for free float balloon launches.
- In addition to being known as "Wharton Regional Airport", another name for WHT is "ARM".
- The furthest airport from Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,995 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):
- In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
- At the end of World War II, city officials in Spokane, Washington, had tried to acquire joint use of facilities at Geiger Field, Spokane which Air Training Command had used as its Aviation Engineer Training Center.
- The history of the base dates back to the Railroad Act of 1862, when president Lincoln and Congress set plans for the transcontinental railroad.
- Effective 1 February 1958, the base transferred from Air Training Command to Strategic Air Command.
- The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During World War II, Fort Warren was the training center for up to 20,000 of the Quartermaster Corps.
- The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
- In 1906, Secretary of War William Howard Taft recommended Fort Russell expand to a brigade-size post.