Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Kassala, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Kassala Airport (KSL), Kassala, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,592 miles (or 12,218 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Kassala 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Kassala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRF / KLRF |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°55'0"N by 92°8'47"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LRF |
More Information: | LRF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSL / HSKA |
Airport Name: | Kassala Airport |
Location: | Kassala, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°23'13"N by 36°19'42"E |
Area Served: | Kassala, Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1671 feet (509 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSL |
More Information: | KSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF):
- Other organizations at Little Rock AFB include the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, and the C-130 division of the U.S.
- On September 18, 1980 an airman conducting maintenance on a USAF Titan-II missile at Little Rock Air Force Base's Launch Complex 374-7 in Southside, just north of Damascus, Arkansas, dropped a socket which fell impacting the rocket's first stage fuel tank resulting in a leak.
- The closest airport to Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of LRF.
- In addition to being known as "Little Rock Air Force Base", another name for LRF is "Little Rock AFB".
- The furthest airport from Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,887 miles (17,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In September 1964, the 384 BW inactivated following the retirement of the B-47 from front-line service in SAC.
- In September 1962, the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the Arkansas Air National Guard relocated to Little Rock AFB and reorganized as the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
- In 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Little Rock base to mark the second anniversary of the Let's Move initiative.
Facts about Kassala Airport (KSL):
- Kassala Airport (KSL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kassala Airport (KSL) is Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SW of KSL.
- The furthest airport from Kassala Airport (KSL) is Makemo Airport (MKP), which is nearly antipodal to Kassala Airport (meaning Kassala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Makemo Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Makemo, French Polynesia.