Nonstop flight route between Junction City, Kansas, United States and Antananarivo, Madagascar:
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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 Ivato International Airport (TNR), Antananarivo, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,887 miles (or 15,911 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 Ivato International 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 Ivato International 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: | TNR / FMMI |
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| Location: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°47'48"S by 47°28'44"E |
| Area Served: | Antananarivo |
| Operator/Owner: | ADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar) |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 4198 feet (1,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNR |
| More Information: | TNR Maps & Info |
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- Besides photographic work, observation, and artillery adjustment, its pilots flew air-ground support demonstrations and simulated strafing, bombing and chemical warfare missions.
- On 1 April 1949, the 163d Liaison Squadron was inactivated.
- 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.
- Marshall was much used as a convenient stop on cross-country flights.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- 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.
Facts about Ivato International Airport (TNR):
- Because of Ivato International Airport's high elevation of 4,198 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TNR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TNR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ivato International Airport handled 611,175 passengers last year.
- Ivato International Airport (TNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ivato International Airport", another name for TNR is "Antananarivo-Ivato Airport".
- The furthest airport from Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN), which is located 11,128 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
- The closest airport to Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) W of TNR.
