Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Guyana and Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), Georgetown, Guyana and Godman Army Airfield (FTK), Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,779 miles (or 4,473 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 Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Godman Army Airfield, 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 Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Godman Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO):

• The furthest airport from Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (meaning Cheddi Jagan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
• In 1965 and 1968 additions were made to the airport facilities.
• Cheddi Jagan International Airport, formerly Timehri International Airport, is the national airport of Guyana.
• United States Army Air Forces 430th Bombardment Squadron was assigned to Atkinson field from 4 November 1941 to 31 October 1942 flying anti-submarine sorties in Douglas B-18 bombers.
• Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNE of GEO.
• On 30 July 2011, Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 overran the runway in rainy weather while landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana and went through a chain-link perimeter fence.
• Atkinson Field was built 28 miles from Georgetown on 68 acres of land formerly known as Hyde Park, on the Demerara River.
• Because of Cheddi Jagan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheddi Jagan 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.

Facts about Godman Army Airfield (FTK):

• Because of Godman Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Godman Army Airfield 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 Godman Army Airfield (FTK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Godman Army Airfield (FTK) has 4 runways.
• Godman Army Airfield was established about October 1918 for the 29th Aero Squadron for World War I at then Camp Knox United States Army Air Corps.
• The closest airport to Godman Army Airfield (FTK) is Addington Field (EKX), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) S of FTK.
• In 1946, Godman was reassigned to the Tenth Air Force as part of the Air Force Reserve.
• The next message came from one of the three remaining pilots, who said he was losing his bearings and was becoming fearful of becoming lost.