Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Bergen, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States and Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,293 miles (or 6,909 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 Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base and Bergen-Flesland International 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 Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base and Bergen-Flesland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
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Location: | Junction City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
View all routes: | Routes from FRI |
More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGO / ENBR |
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Location: | Bergen, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°17'36"N by 5°13'5"E |
Area Served: | Bergen, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGO |
More Information: | BGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Marchall was changed to Marshall Air Force Base.
- The airdrome from which Arnold made his flights was probably the polo field at Fort Riley.
- After the departure of the 1st Observation Squadron from Fort Riley, the 6th Observation Squadron was activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on 7 February 1942 to take its place at the Cavalry School.
- Big news arrived on 21 July 1955, with receipt of a directive to activate the first Army Aviation Unit Training Command at Fort Riley.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
- The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- When the United States entered World War II Marshall possessed two hangars and three unsurfaced landing strips, the biggest strip being 3,700 feet long.
Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):
- Financing was instead secured through a national military communications project, of which 16 million Norwegian krone was set aside over a period of three years, which would secure construction of a 1,460-meter runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
- With the ending of the Cold War following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the military activity at Flesland diminished.
- Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.
- All eleven terminal gates have jet bridges, numbered 21 through 30 and 32.
- Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- During a short period in 1959 there was a squadron stationed at Flesland.
- Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland International 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.
- Helikopter Service established itself at Flesland in 1958, two years after the Stavanger-based company was established.
- Construction started on 14 August 1952 with construction of a road from Blomsterdalen.
- The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.