Nonstop flight route between Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,097 miles (or 8,202 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 Simmons Army Airfield and Colonia Catriel Airport, 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 Simmons Army Airfield and Colonia Catriel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):

• On June 21, 1955, the airfield was renamed in honor of Warrant Officer Herbert W.
• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• By 1965 Simmons comprised 23 permanent buildings, which remain in use.
• In the early 1980s there were 22 operating activities with total personnel strength of 2,134 and 298 assigned aircraft.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• Simmons AAF has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,650 by 110 feet.

Facts about Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT):

• The furthest airport from Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Colonia Catriel Airport (meaning Colonia Catriel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
• In addition to being known as "Colonia Catriel Airport", another name for CCT is "Aeropuerto de Colonia Catriel".
• Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of CCT.