Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,067 miles (or 1,718 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 Fayetteville Regional Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAY / KFAY |
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Location: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°59'27"N by 78°52'49"W |
Area Served: | Fayetteville metropolitan area and southeastern North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fayetteville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 189 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAY |
More Information: | FAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY):
- The terminal features two concourses.
- The closest airport to Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of FAY.
- In addition to being known as "Fayetteville Regional Airport", another name for FAY is "Grannis Field".
- Because of Fayetteville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Fayetteville Regional 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.
- Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
- The area surrounding Guantanamo bay was originally inhabited by the Taíno people.
- In January 2009, President Obama signed executive orders directing the CIA to shut what remains of its network of "secret" prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
- President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.