Nonstop flight route between Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States and Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Godman Army Airfield (FTK), Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States and Port Meadville Airport (MEJ), Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 399 miles (or 643 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 Godman Army Airfield and Port Meadville Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTK / KFTK |
Airport Name: | Godman Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'24"N by 85°58'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 756 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTK |
More Information: | FTK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEJ / KGKJ |
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Location: | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°37'36"N by 80°12'52"W |
Area Served: | Meadville, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Crawford County Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1399 feet (426 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEJ |
More Information: | MEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Godman Army Airfield (FTK):
- In 1944, the mission changed to replacement training, and the 477th Bombardment Group became the B-25 Replacement Training unit.
- The Thomas Mantell incident began at 1:20pm on 7 January 1948, when the control tower operators at Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky sighted an unidentified airborne object in the sky close to the base.
- The closest airport to Godman Army Airfield (FTK) is Addington Field (EKX), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) S of FTK.
- Godman Army Airfield (FTK) has 4 runways.
- Because of Godman Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Godman 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.
- After the United States entered World War II, Godman AAF became an First Air Force group training station for B-25 Mitchell medium bomber groups.
- The furthest airport from Godman Army Airfield (FTK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Port Meadville Airport (MEJ):
- In addition to being known as "Port Meadville Airport", another name for MEJ is "GKJ".
- Port Meadville Airport covers an area of 250 acres at an elevation of 1,399 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) is Venango Regional Airport (FKL), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of MEJ.
- The furthest airport from Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,448 miles (18,424 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) currently has only 1 runway.