Nonstop flight route between Shelby, Montana, United States and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SBX to AFW:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SBX Airport Information
- AFW Airport Information
- Facts about SBX
- Facts about AFW
- Map of Nearest Airports to SBX
- List of Nearest Airports to SBX
- Map of Furthest Airports from SBX
- List of Furthest Airports from SBX
- Map of Nearest Airports to AFW
- List of Nearest Airports to AFW
- Map of Furthest Airports from AFW
- List of Furthest Airports from AFW
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shelby Airport (SBX), Shelby, Montana, United States and Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,312 miles (or 2,112 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 Shelby Airport and Fort Worth Alliance Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBX / KSBX |
Airport Name: | Shelby Airport |
Location: | Shelby, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'26"N by 111°52'15"W |
Area Served: | Shelby, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Toole County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3443 feet (1,049 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBX |
More Information: | SBX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFW / KAFW |
Airport Name: | Fort Worth Alliance Airport |
Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°59'16"N by 97°19'8"W |
Area Served: | Fort Worth, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fort Worth |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 722 feet (220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFW |
More Information: | AFW Maps & Info |
Facts about Shelby Airport (SBX):
- Shelby Airport (SBX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Shelby Airport (SBX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,449 miles (16,816 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Shelby Airport (SBX) is Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of SBX.
Facts about Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW):
- Because of Fort Worth Alliance Airport's relatively low elevation of 722 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Alliance 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.
- Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has 2 runways.
- Billed as the world's first purely industrial airport, it was developed in a joint venture between the City of Fort Worth, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Hillwood Development Company, a real estate development company owned by Ross Perot, Jr.
- The closest airport to Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of AFW.
- The furthest airport from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Alliance filled-in for Los Angeles International Airport during the filming of the short-lived 2004 TV drama LAX.
- American Airlines closed its maintenance base in December 2012 during Chapter 11.