Nonstop flight route between Saint-Pierre, Réunion and Savannah, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), Saint-Pierre, Réunion and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,675 miles (or 15,571 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 Pierrefonds Airport and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 Pierrefonds Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE):

• Because of Pierrefonds Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Pierrefonds 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.
• In addition to being known as "Pierrefonds Airport", another name for ZSE is "Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds".
• Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,629 miles (18,715 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• The closest airport to Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) N of ZSE.

Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):

• Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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.
• Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
• Hunter AFB was assigned to the Strategic Air Command's Second Air Force.
• With the U-Boat mission taken over by the Navy after mid-1943, Savannah AAB became a training base for B-26 Marauder medium bomber crews.
• The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
• On 1 March 1955 the 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operating AN/MPS-7, AN/TPS-10D, and AN/MPS-14 radars at Hunter, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
• Currently, Hunter Army Airfield has approximately 5,000 soldiers, airmen and coast guardsmen on station.