Nonstop flight route between Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Benguera Island, Mozambique:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Benguerra Island Airport (BCW), Benguera Island, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,365 miles (or 13,462 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 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Benguerra Island 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 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Benguerra Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):

• After the airfield's closure in 1947, local community leaders campaigned for many years to reopen Seymour Johnson.
• The furthest airport from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The 4th Fighter Wing, under various designations, can trace its origins to the RAF Eagle squadrons of World War II.
• The 4th Fighter Wing, one of the Air Force's most distinguished fighter wings, moved to Seymour Johnson on 8 December 1957 from Chitose Air Base, Japan, replacing the 83d Fighter-Day Wing, and has been the host unit ever since.
• The closest airport to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of GSB.
• On 8 November 1965, the 335th TFS deployed to Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, for combat operations against North Vietnam.
• The first exclusively Reserve KC-10 crew flew out of Seymour Johnson on 29 October 1985.
• During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing forward deployed its F-105 aircraft to McCoy Air Force Base, Florida, ready to react at a moment's notice for possible combat over Cuba.
• In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
• The 76th Training Wing was activated at Seymour Johnson on 26 February 1943 and the airfield's mission was changed to training replacement pilots for the P-47 Thunderbolt.

Facts about Benguerra Island Airport (BCW):

• The furthest airport from Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) is Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of BCW.
• Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) currently has only 1 runway.