Nonstop flight route between Emmonak, Alaska, United States and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Emmonak Airport (EMK), Emmonak, Alaska, United States and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,952 miles (or 6,360 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 Emmonak Airport and Pope 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 Emmonak Airport and Pope Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Emmonak Airport (EMK):

• In addition to being known as "Emmonak Airport", another name for EMK is "ENM".
• Emmonak Airport (EMK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Emmonak Airport (EMK) is Alakanuk Airport (AUK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of EMK.
• Because of Emmonak Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Emmonak 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 Emmonak Airport (EMK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,441 miles (16,804 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.

Facts about Pope Field (POB):

• After the war, Pope Field became Pope Air Force Base with the creation of the United States Air Force on 18 September 1947.
• Pope Field is a military facility located 12 miles northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina United States.
• Headquarters, Ninth Air Force, was located at Pope in August 1950.
• In 1918, Congress established Camp Bragg, an Army field artillery site named for the Confederate General Braxton Bragg.
• The USAF 440th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force Reserve unit performs airfield operations to include airfield management, weather forecasting, airfield tower control, airfield navigation and landing systems’ maintenance.
• The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
• The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In April 1992, A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft were transferred to the 75th Fighter Squadron from the 353d FS / 354th FW at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina prior to the wing's inactivation and the base's closure in January 1993.
• The drop zones, low-level routes, and dirt landing zones at Fort Bragg became familiar to many men bound for Southeast Asia.