Nonstop flight route between Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 892 miles (or 1,436 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 Chennault International Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF | 
| Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport | 
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CWF | 
| More Information: | CWF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBG / KFBG | 
| Airport Name: | Simmons Army Airfield | 
| Location: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'54"N by 78°56'11"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FBG | 
| More Information: | FBG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
 - Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
 - While a fully operational airport, it is an industrial center and provides no commercial air services.
 - Chennault International Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Lake Charles, a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.
 - Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault 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.
 - Northrop Grumman Corporation is Chennault's major aircraft manufacturing and modification tenant.
 
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- The 18th Aviation Brigade activated at Fort Bragg on July 1, 1966, formed from the 269th Aviation Battalion.
 - 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.
 - Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - By 1976 Simmons had 176 aircraft assigned and 375 flights operations a day.
 - The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
 - On June 21, 1955, the airfield was renamed in honor of Warrant Officer Herbert W.
 
