Nonstop flight route between Dodoma, Tanzania and Crestview, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD), Dodoma, Tanzania and Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI), Crestview, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,341 miles (or 13,424 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 Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – and Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3, 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 Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – and Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD):

• The furthest airport from Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,490 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) is Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) S of DOD.
• In addition to being known as "Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport –", another name for DOD is "HT??".

Facts about Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI):

• With the conversion of the 919th Tactical Airlift Group in 1971 to the 919th Special Operations Group as the only Air Force Reserve AC-130 Spectre gunship unit on 1 July 1975, nearly $6.7 million in new construction was programmed at Duke Field through Fiscal Year 1976.
• In 1983, operational claimancy for the 919 SOG shifted from TAC to MAC and its newly established 23d Air Force, said action paralleling the transfer of all Regular Air Force AC-130 and MC-130 units and assets from TAC to MAC.
• Between August and October 1970, during the Vietnam War, the Joint Contingency Task Group used AFROTC facilities at Duke Field to house US Army Special Forces troops involved in Operation Ivory Coast, a mission to rescue prisoners of war at Sơn Tây, North Vietnam.
• The closest airport to Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) is Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of EGI.
• The furthest airport from Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,172 miles (17,980 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Duke Field was one of the first auxiliary fields built on the Eglin Field / Eglin AFB complex.
• In addition to being known as "Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3", another name for EGI is "Duke Field".
• In 1992, the 919 SOG was re-designated as the 919th Special Operations Wing, the designation it currently retains today.