Nonstop flight route between Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Jerusalem, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,141 miles (or 9,883 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 Atarot 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 Atarot 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):

• In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the mid-1950s, the U-10 aircraft was tested at Simmons.
• In the early 1980s there were 22 operating activities with total personnel strength of 2,134 and 298 assigned aircraft.
• On May 1953 Fort Bragg engineers completed final plans for an expanded field and started construction the next summer.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• By 1965 Simmons comprised 23 permanent buildings, which remain in use.

Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):

• Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the 1970s and early 1980s, Israel invested considerable resources in upgrading the airport and creating the infrastructure for a full-fledged international airport but the international aviation authorities bowed to Arab political pressure and would not allow international flights to land there.
• The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
• During the Second Intifada in 2000, the airport became a target for stone-throwing and the runways were littered by thousands of stones.
• The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
• From 1920 until 1930, the airfield in Kalandia was the only airport in the British Mandate for Palestine.