Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States and Playón Chico Airport (PYC), Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,353 miles (or 3,786 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 Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base and Playón Chico Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
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Location: | Junction City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
View all routes: | Routes from FRI |
More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PYC / |
Airport Name: | Playón Chico Airport |
Location: | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'34"N by 78°14'4"W |
Area Served: | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PYC |
More Information: | PYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- In 1921, Colonel Fred Herman selected the Smoky Hill Flats across the Kansas River as the location for a new airfield.
- Late in 1946 the Army Cavalry School and the Cavalry Intelligence School at Fort Riley were inactivated and the Ground General School was established there.
- On 1 April 1949, the 163d Liaison Squadron was inactivated.
- In March 1926, Arnold, then a major, returned as air base commander.
- Several units besides the 2d Composite Squadron spent some time at Marshall during the war.
- The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Marshall was much used as a convenient stop on cross-country flights.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Marchall was changed to Marshall Air Force Base.
Facts about Playón Chico Airport (PYC):
- Playón Chico Airport (PYC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Playón Chico Airport (PYC) is Achutupo Airport (ACU), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of PYC.
- Because of Playón Chico Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Playón Chico 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 furthest airport from Playón Chico Airport (PYC) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Playón Chico Airport (meaning Playón Chico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,567 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.