Nonstop flight route between Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU), Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,118 miles (or 3,409 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 relatively short distance between Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU):

• Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International 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 furthest airport from Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (meaning Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) is Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of CGU.
• In addition to being known as "Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport", another name for CGU is "PZO".

Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):

• In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons Army Airfield 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 furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Simmons AAF has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,650 by 110 feet.
• As part of Exercise Test Drop in August 1952, the 406th Engineer Brigade constructed an airfield in the vicinity of Smith Lake on land acquired by Fort Bragg.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• In the early 1980s there were 22 operating activities with total personnel strength of 2,134 and 298 assigned aircraft.
• On June 21, 1955, the airfield was renamed in honor of Warrant Officer Herbert W.