Nonstop flight route between Easton, Maryland, United States and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Easton Airport (ESN), Easton, Maryland, United States and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 299 miles (or 481 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 Easton 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: | ESN / KESN |
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Location: | Easton, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'15"N by 76°4'8"W |
Area Served: | Easton, Maryland |
Operator/Owner: | Talbot County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESN |
More Information: | ESN 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 Easton Airport (ESN):
- Easton Airport (ESN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Easton Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Easton 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.
- Easton Airport covers an area of 500 acres at an elevation of 72 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Easton Airport (ESN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,731 miles (18,879 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Easton Airport", another name for ESN is "Newnam Field".
- The closest airport to Easton Airport (ESN) is Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of ESN.
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
- On August 17, 1987 the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 269th Aviation Battalion, reorganized and was redesignated as the 18th Aviation Brigade.
- 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.
- In June 1952 the 6th Transportation Company arrived with 21 H-19C and two H-13 helicopters.
- By 2002 Simmons AAF had more than 180 aircraft, along with UH-60 and AH-64 flight simulators.
- By 1965 Simmons comprised 23 permanent buildings, which remain in use.