Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Puerto Carreño, Colombia:
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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 Germán Olano Airport (PCR), Puerto Carreño, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,913 miles (or 4,687 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 Germán Olano 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 Germán Olano 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: | PCR / |
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Location: | Puerto Carreño, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°11'3"N by 67°29'35"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Carreño, Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PCR |
More Information: | PCR Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- In March 1926, Arnold, then a major, returned as air base commander.
- On 7 November 1945 the 2d Composite Squadron was inactivated, its place being taken by Detachment "B" of the 69th Reconnaissance Group which inherited some of its personnel and equipment.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- 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.
- 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.
- Thanks to conflict-driven innovations in flight and cargo hauling operations, helicopters assumed a much larger peacetime Army role after the Korean War.
Facts about Germán Olano Airport (PCR):
- Germán Olano Airport (PCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Germán Olano Airport (PCR) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of PCR.
- The furthest airport from Germán Olano Airport (PCR) is Juanda International Airport (SUB), which is nearly antipodal to Germán Olano Airport (meaning Germán Olano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juanda International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Surabaya, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Germán Olano Airport", other names for PCR include "Aeropuerto Germán Olano" and "SKPC".
- Because of Germán Olano Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Germán Olano 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.