Nonstop flight route between Carnot, Central African Republic and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carnot Airport (CRF), Carnot, Central African Republic and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,296 miles (or 11,741 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 Carnot 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 Carnot 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: | CRF / FEFC |
| Airport Name: | Carnot Airport |
| Location: | Carnot, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°55'58"N by 15°54'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1985 feet (605 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRF |
| More Information: | CRF 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 Carnot Airport (CRF):
- The closest airport to Carnot Airport (CRF) is Berbérati Airport (BBT), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) S of CRF.
- The furthest airport from Carnot Airport (CRF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Carnot Airport (meaning Carnot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,005 miles (19,320 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Carnot Airport (CRF) currently has only 1 runway.
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".
- 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.
- 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.
- During World War I, Ellington served as an advanced flight training base.
- For the first months of operation, Ellington Field had no pilot fatalities.
- 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.
- The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
- The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.
