Nonstop flight route between Centerville, Tennessee, United States and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM), Centerville, Tennessee, United States and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 481 miles (or 774 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 relatively short distance between Centerville Municipal Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHM / KGHM |
| Airport Name: | Centerville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Centerville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°50'13"N by 87°26'43"W |
| Area Served: | Centerville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Centerville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 768 feet (234 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHM |
| More Information: | GHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBG / KFBG |
| Airport Name: | Simmons Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'54"N by 78°56'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBG |
| More Information: | FBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM):
- Because of Centerville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 768 feet, planes can take off or land at Centerville Municipal 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.
- Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) is Maury County Airport (MRC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of GHM.
- The furthest airport from Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,155 miles (17,952 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
- By 2002 Simmons AAF had more than 180 aircraft, along with UH-60 and AH-64 flight simulators.
- In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
- The 18th Aviation Brigade activated at Fort Bragg on July 1, 1966, formed from the 269th Aviation Battalion.
- Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons 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.
- During the mid-1950s, the U-10 aircraft was tested at Simmons.
- Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On May 1953 Fort Bragg engineers completed final plans for an expanded field and started construction the next summer.
