Nonstop flight route between Zephyrhills, Florida, United States and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH), Zephyrhills, Florida, United States and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,054 miles (or 1,696 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 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZPH / KZPH |
| Airport Name: | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°13'41"N by 82°9'20"W |
| Area Served: | Zephyrhills, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Zephyrhills |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZPH |
| More Information: | ZPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSI / KFSI |
| Airport Name: | Henry Post Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'58"N by 98°24'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSI |
| More Information: | FSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH):
- Because of Zephyrhills Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Zephyrhills Municipal 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.
- Opened in January 1942, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, specifically the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics tactical combat simulation school headquartered at Orlando Army Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) is Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of ZPH.
- This airport has a long history of skydiving, possibly the longest continuous history of skydiving at any U.S.
- Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- Air Service/Corps units assigned to Post Field between 1919 and 1941
- The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The first Army aviation at Fort Sill began on 26 July 1915 when eight Curtiss JN-3 airplanes of the 1st Aero Squadron arrived from Rockwell Field, California.
- After returning from combat duty in France, a cadre of the 135th Aero Squadron ) was assigned to Post Field as an observation squadron, supplying aircraft for the United States Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill and supported Army units at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
- There are no air units currently stationed at the airfield, however air operations for transient units are provided by permanent party personnel.
- By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
