Nonstop flight route between Ziro, India and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Distance from ZER to SSC:
8,166.98 miles (13,143.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ziro Airport (ZER), Ziro, India and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,167 miles (or 13,143 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 large distance between Ziro Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ziro Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZER / VEZO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ziro, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 5403 feet (1,647 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZER |
| More Information: | ZER 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 Ziro Airport (ZER):
- In addition to being known as "Ziro Airport", another name for ZER is "जाइरो हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Ziro Airport (ZER) is Lilabari Airport (IXI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of ZER.
- Because of Ziro Airport's high elevation of 5,403 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ziro Airport (ZER) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,516 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Ziro Airport (ZER) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (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.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.13 miles (42.05 km) SE | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India |     |
| 2 | 36.18 miles (58.23 km) NE | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 62.93 miles (101.27 km) SSE | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 4 | 71.99 miles (115.85 km) NE | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 73.51 miles (118.30 km) E | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 6 | 73.51 miles (118.30 km) E | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 7 | 88.08 miles (141.76 km) SW | Tezpur Airport (TEZ) | Tezpur, Assam, India | |
| 8 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) ENE | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 9 | 117.82 miles (189.61 km) S | Dimapur Airport (DMU) | Dimapur, India | |
| 10 | 122.44 miles (197.04 km) NNE | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 11 | 143.11 miles (230.32 km) E | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 12 | 158.71 miles (255.42 km) SE | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 13 | 172.02 miles (276.84 km) SW | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 14 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) SW | Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) | Shillong, India | |
| 15 | 188.74 miles (303.74 km) W | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,516.40 miles (18,533.81 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,486.11 miles (18,485.06 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,474.99 miles (18,467.16 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,470.99 miles (18,460.72 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,459.91 miles (18,442.90 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,443.39 miles (18,416.31 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,438.16 miles (18,407.89 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,423.21 miles (18,383.83 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,416.11 miles (18,372.41 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,403.67 miles (18,352.38 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,388.15 miles (18,327.41 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,350.56 miles (18,266.91 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,339.58 miles (18,249.25 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,339.32 miles (18,248.83 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,336.18 miles (18,243.77 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 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 | |