Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°32'30"N by 6°28'19"W)
Distance from FRI to BXI:
5,819.75 miles (9,365.95 km)
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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 Boundiali Airport (BXI), Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,820 miles (or 9,366 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 Boundiali 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 Boundiali 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | BXI / DIBI |
| Airport Name: | Boundiali Airport |
| Location: | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'30"N by 6°28'19"W |
| Area Served: | Boundiali |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1286 feet (392 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXI |
| More Information: | BXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- 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.
- By March 1955, the 71st Helicopter Transportation Battalion was training pilots in the operation of twin rotor helicopters, first the Piasecki H-25A, then the larger Piasecki H-21C.
- 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.
- In 1921, Colonel Fred Herman selected the Smoky Hill Flats across the Kansas River as the location for a new airfield.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Marchall was changed to Marshall Air Force Base.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- Besides photographic work, observation, and artillery adjustment, its pilots flew air-ground support demonstrations and simulated strafing, bombing and chemical warfare missions.
- 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.
- During the war the old strips had to be surfaced and lengthened to take increased traffic and heavier, faster planes.
Facts about Boundiali Airport (BXI):
- The furthest airport from Boundiali Airport (BXI) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Boundiali Airport (meaning Boundiali Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Boundiali Airport (BXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Boundiali Airport (BXI) is Korhogo Airport (HGO), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) E of BXI.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.89 miles (12.70 km) NE | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) | Manhattan, Kansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 51.04 miles (82.14 km) WSW | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 58.57 miles (94.26 km) NW | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 58.72 miles (94.50 km) SSE | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 61.27 miles (98.61 km) E | Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 74.01 miles (119.11 km) SSW | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) E | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 86.27 miles (138.84 km) N | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 88.37 miles (142.22 km) S | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 90.32 miles (145.35 km) SW | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 96.95 miles (156.03 km) SSW | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 100.51 miles (161.76 km) SSW | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 101.23 miles (162.92 km) ENE | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 101.87 miles (163.95 km) E | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 102.45 miles (164.88 km) SSW | McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,654.01 miles (17,145.92 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,641.37 miles (17,125.58 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,619.28 miles (17,090.04 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,596.65 miles (17,053.62 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,593.61 miles (17,048.71 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,567.08 miles (17,006.03 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,551.39 miles (16,980.77 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,542.36 miles (16,966.25 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,541.81 miles (16,965.36 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,519.66 miles (16,929.72 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,510.32 miles (16,914.69 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,498.63 miles (16,895.86 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,494.55 miles (16,889.29 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,461.33 miles (16,835.83 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,456.64 miles (16,828.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.30 miles (101.88 km) E | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 74.19 miles (119.40 km) W | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 86.77 miles (139.65 km) E | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 134.43 miles (216.35 km) NNE | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 5 | 136.67 miles (219.95 km) SE | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 142.73 miles (229.70 km) NE | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 156.98 miles (252.63 km) SE | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 174.35 miles (280.59 km) SSW | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 183.54 miles (295.37 km) NE | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 189.93 miles (305.66 km) S | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 11 | 193.57 miles (311.51 km) SW | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 12 | 197.38 miles (317.66 km) SSE | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 197.66 miles (318.10 km) WNW | Kankan Airport (KNN) | Kankan, Guinea | |
| 14 | 202.16 miles (325.35 km) SW | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 15 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) NNE | Koutiala Airport (KTX) | Koutiala, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,043.68 miles (19,382.37 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,950.90 miles (19,233.06 km) SE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 11,933.93 miles (19,205.74 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,921.41 miles (19,185.61 km) SE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 11,910.31 miles (19,167.74 km) SE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,908.12 miles (19,164.21 km) SSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,889.84 miles (19,134.79 km) SE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,889.72 miles (19,134.60 km) SE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,870.16 miles (19,103.13 km) SE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,869.68 miles (19,102.35 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,846.03 miles (19,064.29 km) SSW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,844.73 miles (19,062.19 km) SE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,838.46 miles (19,052.10 km) SE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,830.88 miles (19,039.91 km) SE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,828.74 miles (19,036.47 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |