Nonstop flight route between Solwezi, Zambia and Junction City, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SLI to FRI:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SLI Airport Information
- FRI Airport Information
- Facts about SLI
- Facts about FRI
- Map of Nearest Airports to SLI
- List of Nearest Airports to SLI
- Map of Furthest Airports from SLI
- List of Furthest Airports from SLI
- Map of Nearest Airports to FRI
- List of Nearest Airports to FRI
- Map of Furthest Airports from FRI
- List of Furthest Airports from FRI
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Solwezi Airport (SLI), Solwezi, Zambia and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,513 miles (or 13,701 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 Solwezi Airport and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base, 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 Solwezi Airport and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLI / FLSW |
Airport Name: | Solwezi Airport |
Location: | Solwezi, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°10'27"S by 26°22'0"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLI |
More Information: | SLI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
Airport Names: |
|
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 |
Facts about Solwezi Airport (SLI):
- The closest airport to Solwezi Airport (SLI) is Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) ENE of SLI.
- Solwezi Airport (SLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Solwezi Airport (SLI) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,907 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- 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.
- Undoubtedly the most dramatic episode of the postwar period at Marshall AFB came early in 1949 when the base contributed its facilities, planes, and helicopters to "Operation Haylift" bringing relief to snowbound areas in several Western states.
- 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.