Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia, United States and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 653 miles (or 1,051 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 Hunter Army Airfield and Lafayette Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFT / KLFT |
Airport Name: | Lafayette Regional Airport |
Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W |
Area Served: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City & Parish of Lafayette |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LFT |
More Information: | LFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):
- 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.
- From 1946 to 1949, many of its buildings were leased to industrial plants.
- 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 Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The phaseout of SAC Medium Bomber in the early 1960s resulted in SAC leaving Hunter in 1963.
- On 1 March 1955 the 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operating AN/MPS-7, AN/TPS-10D, and AN/MPS-14 radars at Hunter, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
- The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
- The 27th Bombardment Group, equipped with Douglas B-18 Bolo medium bomber aircraft was the first assigned unit to the new airfield.
- Currently, Hunter Army Airfield has approximately 5,000 soldiers, airmen and coast guardsmen on station.
- 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.
- At the end of the war, Savannah AAB was used as a Separation Center for the discharge and furlough of service members returning from Europe.
Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):
- The three airlines at Lafayette, American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express, now use regional jets, although Delta has announced it will begin mainline service nonstop to Atlanta on July 3, 2014 using the Boeing 717 jetliner.
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.
- In 1948 Eastern Air Lines began the first scheduled passenger service.
- The airfield was transferred from the DeRidder AAB to Esler Army Airfield on 24 March 1944.
- The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette Regional 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.