Nonstop flight route between Angoulême, France and Junction City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG), Angoulême, France and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,653 miles (or 7,488 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 Angoulême - Brie - Champniers 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 Angoulême - Brie - Champniers 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: | ANG / LFBU |
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| Location: | Angoulême, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'44"N by 0°13'8"E |
| Area Served: | Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Angoulême |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ANG |
| More Information: | ANG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG):
- Because of Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at Angoulême - Brie - Champniers 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.
- In addition to being known as "Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport", another name for ANG is "Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie - Champniers".
- Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (meaning Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,227 miles (19,677 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) is Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of ANG.
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- 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.
- The unit is expecting nearly 120 aircraft total, including Kiowas.
- 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.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Marchall was changed to Marshall Air Force Base.
- A base detachment activated in January 1941 to operate the field was designated in January 1942 as the 305th Air Base Squadron, but in June it was renamed the 305th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- In March 1950, after 86 pilots had graduated, the school was moved to Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan.
