 The highway then makes a sharp turn to the east along another section line to avoid the Great Salt Plains Lake.The highway only heads east for about one mile (1.6 km) before turning back to the north; one mile further north, the highway makes a turn to the east, again avoiding the lake.After traveling east for , SH-38 is forced to turn back to the north by Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field, a secondary airfield of Vance Air Force Base.