Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States:
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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 Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD), Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 787 miles (or 1,266 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 Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base and Mount Pleasant Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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 |
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More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSD / |
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Location: | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°31'36"N by 111°28'33"W |
Area Served: | Mount Pleasant, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mount Pleasant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5830 feet (1,777 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSD |
More Information: | MSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- Undoubtedly the most dramatic episode of the postwar period at Marshall AFB came early in 1949 when the base contributed its facilities, planes, and helicopters to "Operation Haylift" bringing relief to snowbound areas in several Western states.
- The unit is expecting nearly 120 aircraft total, including Kiowas.
- 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.
- MAAF is the home of the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.
- Besides photographic work, observation, and artillery adjustment, its pilots flew air-ground support demonstrations and simulated strafing, bombing and chemical warfare missions.
- 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.
- The airdrome from which Arnold made his flights was probably the polo field at Fort Riley.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
Facts about Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD):
- The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,037 miles (17,762 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mount Pleasant Airport", other names for MSD include "MSC" and "43U".
- The closest airport to Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) is Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of MSD.
- Because of Mount Pleasant Airport's high elevation of 5,830 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MSD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MSD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.