Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Bacău, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM), Bacău, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,880 miles (or 9,463 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 Henry Post Army Airfield and Bacău "George Enescu" 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 Henry Post Army Airfield and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):

• With the end of World War I, in October 1919 Post Field was deactivated as an active duty airfield in accordance with sharply reduced military budgets, and a small caretaker unit was assigned to the facility for administrative reasons to support the balloon school/company.
• Although the Signal corps had been supplying Observation aircraft for the United States Army Field Artillery School since 1915.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
• The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
• After returning from combat duty in France, a cadre of the 135th Aero Squadron ) was assigned to Post Field as an observation squadron, supplying aircraft for the United States Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill and supported Army units at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
• Henry Post Army Airfield is a military use airport located at Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States.
• The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
• In 1940 the Artillery decided that the Air Corps had outgrown such mundane chores as artillery spotting, and it was decided that it would take care of itself with its own observation aircraft.
• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The field was named in honor of pioneer aviator 2d Lieutenant Henry Post.
• The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM):

• The closest airport to Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of BCM.
• George Enescu International handled 307,488 passengers in 2013, which represents a 21.8% decrease over the previous year.
• Because of Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Bacău "George Enescu" International 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.
• Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport handled 307,488 passengers last year.
• Bacău Airport opened for passenger service in 1946.
• In addition to being known as "Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport", another name for BCM is "Aeroportul Internaţional George Enescu Bacău".