Nonstop flight route between Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nioki Airport (NIO), Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,679 miles (or 12,358 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 Nioki Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, 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 Nioki Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIO / FZBI |
Airport Name: | Nioki Airport |
Location: | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°43'2"S by 17°41'4"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from NIO |
More Information: | NIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Nioki Airport (NIO):
- The furthest airport from Nioki Airport (NIO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Nioki Airport (meaning Nioki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Nioki Airport (NIO) is Bandundu Airport (FDU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of NIO.
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- World War II, with its increasing need for trained pilots, helped to reestablish Ellington Field as an active facility.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- Though the 111th Observation Squadron had the excess World War I storage and maintenance facilities at Ellington Field, the squadron did not have a true headquarters building.
- The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
- In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.
- In 1952, Air Training Command expanded the training program at Ellington with the establishment of a multi-engine flying training program as part of Flying Training Air Force.