Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Pecos, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States and Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 652 miles (or 1,049 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 Pecos Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):

• 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.
• 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 airdrome from which Arnold made his flights was probably the polo field at Fort Riley.
• During the war the old strips had to be surfaced and lengthened to take increased traffic and heavier, faster planes.
• Thanks to conflict-driven innovations in flight and cargo hauling operations, helicopters assumed a much larger peacetime Army role after the Korean War.
• 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 addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".

Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):

• The first Pecos class, designated 43-A, graduated 133 cadets and student officers after nine weeks of combined ground school and flight training.
• Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• At its peak, on April 30, 1944, the field numbered 4,304 people, including 482 officers, 972 cadets and student officers, 2,218 enlisted personnel, and 604 civilian employees, of which 25 were WASPs.
• The airport opened as Pecos Airport on 400 acres three miles south and slightly west of Pecos.
• The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
• In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
• Pecos Army Air Field was activated on 11 July 1942 while still under construction.