Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Burgas, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,103 miles (or 9,821 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 Burgas 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 Burgas 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• As a result of the United State's entry into World War I, Fort Sill was selected for a primary pilot school.
• The Fort Sill Army Radar Approach Control is the Army's Second busiest Air Traffic Control Facility, providing Radar Approach Control service to Henry Post Army Air Field, Lawton/Fort Sill Regional Airport, Duncan/Haliburton Airport and many smaller airports in the area.
• 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.
• By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.

Facts about Burgas Airport (BOJ):

• Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Burgas Airport, and also known as Sarafovo Airport is an airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest airport in the country.
• Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.
• On 18 July 2012 a bomb exploded on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport.
• The closest airport to Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.
• Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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.
• In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".
• The Taxi Piazza is located in front of the Arrivals Terminal at Burgas Airport.