Nonstop flight route between Escanaba, Michigan, United States and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Delta County Airport (ESC), Escanaba, Michigan, United States and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 847 miles (or 1,363 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 Delta County 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 Delta County Airport (ESC):

• Because of Delta County Airport's relatively low elevation of 609 feet, planes can take off or land at Delta County 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 closest airport to Delta County Airport (ESC) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of ESC.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 5,307 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 6,925 enplanements in 2009, and 9,246 in 2010.
• Delta County Airport is a county owned, public use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Escanaba, a city in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
• Delta County Airport (ESC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Delta County Airport (ESC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):

• In the early 1980s there were 22 operating activities with total personnel strength of 2,134 and 298 assigned aircraft.
• Simmons Army Airfield is a military use airport located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• On May 1953 Fort Bragg engineers completed final plans for an expanded field and started construction the next summer.
• Construction in 1956-1957 converted the field to a permanent army airfield, allowing transfer of air activities from overcrowded Pope Air Force Base to Simmons AAF.