Nonstop flight route between Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt and Savannah, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,466 miles (or 10,406 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 Sharq Al-Owainat 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 Sharq Al-Owainat Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSQ / HEOW |
Airport Name: | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport |
Location: | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°34'50"N by 28°43'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 859 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSQ |
More Information: | GSQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVN / KSVN |
Airport Name: | Hunter Army Airfield |
Location: | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'35"N by 81°8'44"W |
Area Served: | Fort Stewart |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVN |
More Information: | SVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ):
- Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (meaning Sharq Al-Owainat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,996 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) is Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) E of GSQ.
- Because of Sharq Al-Owainat Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharq Al-Owainat 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.
- The airport is managed under a Build-Operate-Transfer operation.
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 AFB was assigned to the Strategic Air Command's Second Air Force.
- Currently, Hunter Army Airfield has approximately 5,000 soldiers, airmen and coast guardsmen on station.
- 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.
- Beginning in 1955 Air Defense Command designated Hunter AFB as part of a planned deployment of forty-four Phase I Mobile Radar stations.
- On 30 August 1940, the United States Army Air Corps received approval to build a base at Hunter Municipal Airifeld.
- During early 1942 after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Savannah AAB became a base for several Antisubmarine groups and squadrons of I Bomber Command and later Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command with a mission to patrol the Atlantic coast, locate and attack German U-Boats.
- 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.
- Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield.