Nonstop flight route between Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowknife Airport (YZF), Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,457 miles (or 3,954 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 Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife Airport (YZF):

• The closest airport to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) is Fort Resolution Airport (YFR), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SSE of YZF.
• Yellowknife Airport (YZF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Yellowknife Airport (YZF) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,830 miles (15,819 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife is located south-west of the airstrip.
• Because of Yellowknife Airport's relatively low elevation of 675 feet, planes can take off or land at Yellowknife 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.

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.
• 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 66th TRW was formed at Shaw from the RB-26 assets of the 18th TRS and RF-80s transferred from South Korea.
• 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 Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
• By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
• 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.