Nonstop flight route between Topeka, Kansas, United States and Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States and Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,606 miles (or 7,412 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 Forbes Field and Pōhakuloa Training Area, 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 Forbes Field and Pōhakuloa Training Area. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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| Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
| More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSF / PHSF |
| Airport Name: | Pōhakuloa Training Area |
| Location: | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°50'23"N by 155°43'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSF |
| More Information: | BSF Maps & Info |
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- Although Forbes Field developed a reputation as a "pitcher-friendly" ballpark, there was never a no-hitter thrown in the more than 4,700 games at the stadium.
- The batting cage was placed just to the left of the 457-foot center field "Death Valley" marker during games, because it was believed impossible to hit the ball that far.
- In 1903, Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss began to look for ground to build a larger capacity replacement for the team's then-current home, Exposition Park.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pictures depict the flag at Forbes Field at half staff on opening day.
- The abandoned structure suffered two separate fires that damaged the park, on December 24, 1970 and July 17, 1971.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971.
Facts about Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF):
- Vegetation varies from sparse grassland and low shrubs to open māmane forest.
- The furthest airport from Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Pōhakuloa Training Area (meaning Pōhakuloa Training Area is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,925 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The name of the current facility comes from puʻu pōhaku loa, which means "long rocky cinder cone" in the Hawaiian Language, although like many other Hawaiian names, the same name has been used for other places on the island.
- The closest airport to Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) is Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of BSF.
