Nonstop flight route between Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°46'9"N by 97°26'30"W)
Distance from CGC to FWH:
7,820.01 miles (12,585.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,820 miles (or 12,585 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
| More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWH / KNFW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°46'9"N by 97°26'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FWH |
| More Information: | FWH Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- Cape Gloucester was later developed as an American and an Australian air base but it was never a particularly significant one.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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.
- The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH):
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,950 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base", another name for FWH is "Carswell Field".
- With the end of the Cold War, the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Carswell AFB be closed by 1994.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of FWH.
- NAS Fort Worth JRB units schedule a variety of airspace.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.65 miles (144.28 km) SSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 92.15 miles (148.30 km) SE | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.66 miles (218.33 km) E | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) WSW | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 142.27 miles (228.95 km) ESE | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) SW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 174.84 miles (281.38 km) WSW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 183.07 miles (294.62 km) W | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) WSW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 211.85 miles (340.93 km) E | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 213.40 miles (343.43 km) WSW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 218.50 miles (351.64 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 231.23 miles (372.13 km) E | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 232.76 miles (374.58 km) SSW | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 241.19 miles (388.16 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,637.95 miles (18,729.42 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,627.04 miles (18,711.86 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,612.47 miles (18,688.41 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,611.34 miles (18,686.60 km) SSE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,599.07 miles (18,666.85 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,583.37 miles (18,641.58 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,559.05 miles (18,602.44 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,535.88 miles (18,565.16 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,535.22 miles (18,564.09 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,528.56 miles (18,553.37 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,523.37 miles (18,545.01 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,514.76 miles (18,531.16 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.49 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,493.34 miles (18,496.69 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.78 miles (9.30 km) NE | Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 16.70 miles (26.88 km) NNE | Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 25.04 miles (40.30 km) ENE | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) | Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 33.88 miles (54.53 km) E | Dallas Executive Airport (RBD) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 34.68 miles (55.82 km) E | Dallas Love Field (DAL) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 35.95 miles (57.85 km) W | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 37.73 miles (60.72 km) ENE | Addison Airport (ADS) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) NNE | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 68.37 miles (110.03 km) E | Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) | Terrell, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 78.95 miles (127.06 km) NE | North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 79.44 miles (127.85 km) SE | C. David Campbell Field (CRS) | Corsicana, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 80.94 miles (130.26 km) S | Waco Regional Airport (ACT) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 81.07 miles (130.47 km) SSE | TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.45 miles (132.69 km) ENE | Majors Airport (GVT) | Greenville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 86.73 miles (139.57 km) WNW | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,950.21 miles (17,622.61 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,752.14 miles (17,303.85 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,686.09 miles (17,197.55 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,596.72 miles (17,053.73 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,586.09 miles (17,036.62 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,564.78 miles (17,002.32 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,545.62 miles (16,971.48 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,526.98 miles (16,941.49 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,523.00 miles (16,935.09 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,519.60 miles (16,929.61 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,519.45 miles (16,929.37 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,516.49 miles (16,924.61 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,516.23 miles (16,924.20 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,508.32 miles (16,911.46 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,501.08 miles (16,899.81 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |