Nonstop flight route between Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Boset, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States and Bosset Airport (BOT), Boset, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,227 miles (or 13,240 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 Bosset 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 Bosset Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSI / KFSI |
| Airport Name: | Henry Post Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'58"N by 98°24'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSI |
| More Information: | FSI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOT / AYET |
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| Location: | Boset, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°14'26"S by 141°5'32"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOT |
| More Information: | BOT Maps & Info |
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.
- Henry Post Army Airfield is a military use airport located at Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States.
- Post Field served as a base for flight training for the Air Service.
- The Army will continue to operate and maintain a precision approach radar at Fort Sill's Henry Post Field for the foreseeable future.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first Army aviation at Fort Sill began on 26 July 1915 when eight Curtiss JN-3 airplanes of the 1st Aero Squadron arrived from Rockwell Field, California.
- 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.
- The field was named in honor of pioneer aviator 2d Lieutenant Henry Post.
- 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.
Facts about Bosset Airport (BOT):
- The closest airport to Bosset Airport (BOT) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of BOT.
- In addition to being known as "Bosset Airport", another name for BOT is "Bosset".
- Bosset Airport (BOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bosset Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Bosset 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.
- The furthest airport from Bosset Airport (BOT) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,710 miles (18,845 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
