Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Jomsom, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Jomsom Airport (JMO), Jomsom, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,575 miles (or 12,191 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Jomsom 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Jomsom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):

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• In 1876, troops from Fort Russell participated in the Great Sioux Indian Wars, the same in which Lieutenant Colonel Custer's forces were defeated.
• Unlike most Air Force Bases, Warren AFB has no runway for fixed-wing aircraft.
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• In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
• In May 1964, as the 565th and 565th SMS Atlas-D missiles were being phased out, the 389th Strategic Missile Wing received SAC's last operational readiness inspection for this system.
• The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
• The 90th Missile Wing was activated 1 July 1963, with the original designation as 90th Strategic Missile Wing.
• The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In March 1949, HQ ATC was directed to re-program, as a part of an overall restructuring to a 48-group Air Force.

Facts about Jomsom Airport (JMO):

• Jomsom Airport (JMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• On 16 May 2013, a full year and two days later, Nepal Airlines Flight 555 carrying 21 people crashed on the bank of the Kaligandaki River.
• The closest airport to Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Pokhara Airport (PKR), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of JMO.
• Because of Jomsom Airport's high elevation of 8,800 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JMO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JMO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.