Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Magong, Taiwan:
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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 Magong Airport (MZG), Magong, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,512 miles (or 12,090 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 Magong 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 Magong 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: | MZG / RCQC |
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Location: | Magong, Taiwan |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°34'0"N by 119°37'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MZG |
More Information: | MZG Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- Airfield operations and services include Base Flight Operations, Control Tower, and Ground Approach Control Facility, USAF weather, Airport Safety, Air Space Management, Flight Simulator, Rapid Refuel Facility, and Crash/Fire/Rescue station.
- Early in 1946 the detachment of the 69th Group was withdrawn and the 72d Squadron was reduced to a two-man cadre, so that by late April only the 167th Squadron remained.
- 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.
- On 1 April 1949, the 163d Liaison Squadron was inactivated.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- The unit is expecting nearly 120 aircraft total, including Kiowas.
- During the war the old strips had to be surfaced and lengthened to take increased traffic and heavier, faster planes.
- The airdrome from which Arnold made his flights was probably the polo field at Fort Riley.
- 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.
- Several units besides the 2d Composite Squadron spent some time at Marshall during the war.
Facts about Magong Airport (MZG):
- Magong Airport (MZG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Magong Airport (MZG) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Magong Airport (meaning Magong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- The closest airport to Magong Airport (MZG) is Wang-an Airport (WOT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MZG.
- In addition to being known as "Magong Airport", other names for MZG include "馬公航空站馬公機場" and "Mǎgōng HángkōngzhànMǎgōng Jīchǎng".