Nonstop flight route between Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States and Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG), Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,283 miles (or 8,503 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 Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base and Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky 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 Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base and Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLV / KFLV |
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Location: | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'4"N by 94°55'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
View all routes: | Routes from FLV |
More Information: | FLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAG / SBVG |
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Location: | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W |
Area Served: | Varginha |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3025 feet (922 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAG |
More Information: | VAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV):
- In addition to being known as "Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base", another name for FLV is "Sherman AAF".
- The closest airport to Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of FLV.
- The furthest airport from Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As late as May 1944 Sherman had only 25 planes, most of which were trainers and none models then used in combat.
- In 1946 Sherman passed from Third Air Force to the newly created Tactical Air Command, under which it remained until the end of 1948 when it was given to Tenth Air Force, a subordinate of Continental Air Command.
- At first a sod surface was used, but in 1930 construction of three cinder runways was initiated.
- Sherman airfield is also home to one of the last Army Flying Clubs in the United States.
- Sherman Army Airfield is an airport located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
Facts about Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG):
- In addition to being known as "Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport", another name for VAG is "Aeroporto Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky".
- The closest airport to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) NNE of VAG.
- The furthest airport from Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (meaning Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,077 miles (19,437 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) currently has only 1 runway.