Nonstop flight route between Gaspé, Quebec, Canada and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP), Gaspé, Quebec, Canada and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,311 miles (or 2,110 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP):

• In addition to being known as "Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport", another name for YGP is "Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport".
• Because of Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Michel-Pouliot Gaspé 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.
• Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,474 miles (18,466 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) is Bonaventure Airport (YVB), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) SW of YGP.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• Over the next four decades, the squadrons under the 363d TRW changed frequently.
• For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
• As a result of the August 1992 destruction of Homestead AFB Florida by Hurricane Andrew in September 1992, the 31st Fighter Wing's 309th Fighter Squadron was initially evacuated to Shaw AFB prior to the hurricane making landfall.
• Shaw Army Airfield was designated a permanent Army Air Forces instantiation after the war, being transferred to Continental Air Forces on 16 April 1945.
• The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• 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.