Nonstop flight route between Hinton, Alberta, Canada and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(53°19'9"N by 117°45'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Distance from YJP to SSC:
2,253.44 miles (3,626.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), Hinton, Alberta, Canada and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,253 miles (or 3,627 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 Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJP / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hinton, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'9"N by 117°45'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Yellowhead County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4006 feet (1,221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YJP |
| More Information: | YJP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP):
- Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport's high elevation of 4,006 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YJP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YJP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport", another name for YJP is "CEC4".
- The closest airport to Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) is Jasper Airport (YJA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of YJP.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then exchanged its P-51's in February 1948 for F-84B Thunderjets, the first TAC group to receive operational F-84s.
- On 9 August 1990, the 17th and 33d TFS of 363d TFW became the first F-16 squadrons to deploy to the United Arab Emirates in Operation Desert Shield.
- It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is one of only two air bases in CONUS with an active railroad line.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.64 miles (41.26 km) SSW | Jasper Airport (YJA) | Jasper, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 52.93 miles (85.18 km) E | High Prairie Airport (ZHP) | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 55.97 miles (90.07 km) ENE | Edson Airport (YET) | Edson, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 61.77 miles (99.41 km) NW | Grande Cache Airport (YGC) | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 98.53 miles (158.56 km) NE | Whitecourt Airport (YZU) | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 104.69 miles (168.48 km) SW | Blue River Airport (YCP) | Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 115.40 miles (185.72 km) E | Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 133.76 miles (215.26 km) ESE | Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 136.44 miles (219.57 km) NNW | Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 163.54 miles (263.19 km) S | Revelstoke Airport (YRV) | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 167.25 miles (269.17 km) N | Donnelly Airport (YOE) | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 172.27 miles (277.23 km) E | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 173.27 miles (278.85 km) SSE | Banff Airport (YBA) | Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 176.86 miles (284.62 km) E | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 179.45 miles (288.80 km) ESE | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,328.24 miles (16,621.65 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,260.53 miles (16,512.68 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,242.53 miles (16,483.72 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,234.59 miles (16,470.94 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,215.65 miles (16,440.46 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,208.67 miles (16,429.23 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,196.73 miles (16,410.01 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,193.88 miles (16,405.43 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,172.41 miles (16,370.87 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,167.93 miles (16,363.65 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 11 | 10,155.58 miles (16,343.78 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,151.47 miles (16,337.17 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,149.64 miles (16,334.22 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,119.22 miles (16,285.27 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,117.15 miles (16,281.93 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |