Nonstop flight route between Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Fortuna, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Rohnerville Airport (FOT), Fortuna, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,467 miles (or 3,970 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 Simmons Army Airfield and Rohnerville Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOT / KFOT |
| Airport Name: | Rohnerville Airport |
| Location: | Fortuna, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'14"N by 124°7'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Humboldt County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 392 feet (119 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOT |
| More Information: | FOT Maps & Info |
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
- In the early 1980s there were 22 operating activities with total personnel strength of 2,134 and 298 assigned aircraft.
- 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.
- Simmons AAF has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,650 by 110 feet.
- 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.
Facts about Rohnerville Airport (FOT):
- Rohnerville Airport covers an area of 541 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 4,005 by 100 feet.
- The closest airport to Rohnerville Airport (FOT) is Murray Field (EKA), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) N of FOT.
- Rohnerville Airport (FOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rohnerville Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Rohnerville 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 Rohnerville Airport (FOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,248 miles (18,102 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- For the year ending in October 2004, the airport had 27,500 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day, all of which were general aviation.
