Nonstop flight route between Fairfield, California, United States and Kherson, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States and Kherson International Airport (KHE), Kherson, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,359 miles (or 10,234 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Kherson International 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Kherson International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUU / KSUU |
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Location: | Fairfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'46"N by 121°55'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SUU |
More Information: | SUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHE / |
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Location: | Kherson, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°40'5"N by 32°30'7"E |
Area Served: | Kherson |
Operator/Owner: | Kherson airlines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KHE |
More Information: | KHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):
- To provide air defense for the base, United States Army Nike surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1957–58.
- In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
- The base is also host to David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 265-bed, $200 million Air Force teaching hospital, which serves both in-service and retired military personnel.
- The first unit to take up permanent residence at the airfield was a group of ten enlisted men and one officer from the 914th Quartermaster Division at Hamilton Field.
- Travis AFB has a major impact on the community as a number of military families and retirees have chosen to make Fairfield their permanent home.
- The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
- The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The sites at Elmira and Fairfield/Cement Hill later received modifications to accept the Nike Hercules missile, while the sites at Dixon/Lambie and Potrero Hills were inactivated in 1959.
- On 1 January 1966, MATS was redesignated as the Military Airlift Command and on 8 January 1966, the 60th Military Airlift Wing replaced the 1501st as host unit.
Facts about Kherson International Airport (KHE):
- The furthest airport from Kherson International Airport (KHE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,022 miles (17,739 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kherson International Airport (KHE) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KHE.
- In addition to being known as "Kherson International Airport", other names for KHE include "Міжнародний аеропорт Херсон" and "UKOH".
- Because of Kherson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Kherson International 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.