Nonstop flight route between Centralia, Ontario, Canada and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE), Centralia, Ontario, Canada and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 646 miles (or 1,039 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 Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome 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 Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE):

• The furthest airport from Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,335 miles (18,242 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) is London international Airport (YXU), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of YCE.
• Because of Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 824 feet, planes can take off or land at Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome 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.
• Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) has 2 runways.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• The 20th FG was reassigned to Langley AFB, Virginia on 1 December 1951 in preparation for a permanent overseas deployment to RAF Wethersfield, England to support NATO.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
• Flying activities at the field began on 22 October 1941 using Vultee BT-13 Valiants.
• Shaw Field was activated on 30 August 1941 and placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps Southeast Air Corps Training Center.
• 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.