Nonstop flight route between Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Wise, Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from FBG to LNP:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FBG Airport Information
- LNP Airport Information
- Facts about FBG
- Facts about LNP
- Map of Nearest Airports to FBG
- List of Nearest Airports to FBG
- Map of Furthest Airports from FBG
- List of Furthest Airports from FBG
- Map of Nearest Airports to LNP
- List of Nearest Airports to LNP
- Map of Furthest Airports from LNP
- List of Furthest Airports from LNP
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States and Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP), Wise, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 238 miles (or 383 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 Lonesome Pine 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: | LNP / KLNP |
Airport Name: | Lonesome Pine Airport |
Location: | Wise, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'14"N by 82°31'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Cumberland Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2684 feet (818 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNP |
More Information: | LNP Maps & Info |
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.
- During July 1965 the 116th Assault Helicopter Company formed at Simmons and trained for duty in Vietnam.
- On August 17, 1987 the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 269th Aviation Battalion, reorganized and was redesignated as the 18th Aviation Brigade.
- 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.
- 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 Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP):
- The closest airport to Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of LNP.
- Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,424 miles (18,385 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.