Nonstop flight route between Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Greenwood, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF), Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,757 miles (or 6,046 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site and Greenwood-Leflore Airport, 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site and Greenwood-Leflore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CZF / PACZ |
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Location: | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'22"N by 165°57'42"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CZF |
More Information: | CZF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWO / KGWO |
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Location: | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°29'39"N by 90°5'4"W |
Area Served: | Greenwood, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Greenwood City & Leflore County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWO |
More Information: | GWO Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF):
- The furthest airport from Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,504 miles (16,905 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site ", another name for CZF is "Cape Romanzof AFS Radars F-06".
- Over the years, the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars.
- The inaccessibility made the personnel at the site responsible for maintenance if anything went wrong.
- The station was opened in April 1953 as a general radar surveillance station, operated by the 795th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron.
- The closest airport to Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) is Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of CZF.
Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):
- 1943 view looking east from the GAAF control tower toward the PLM and Squadron Hangars
- The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
- The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore 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.
- For the next 21 years, the base was abandoned and most of the wartime buildings disappeared.
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
- The original mission of Greenwood Army Air Field was Basic Flight Training and the base was home to several hundred Consolidated Vultee BT-13 and BT-15 Valiants.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
- Greenwood AAF was also home to a contingent of Women's Army Service Pilots.