Nonstop flight route between Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Kingscote, South Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Kingscote Airport (KGC), Kingscote, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,452 miles (or 16,822 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 Kingscote 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 Kingscote Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSB / KGSB |
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| Location: | Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'21"N by 77°57'38"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from GSB |
| More Information: | GSB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGC / YKSC |
| Airport Name: | Kingscote Airport |
| Location: | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'50"S by 137°31'18"E |
| Area Served: | Kangaroo Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Kangaroo Island Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGC |
| More Information: | KGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):
- On 28 August 1965, also under Operation Two Buck 13, the 334th TFS deployed to Takhli RTAFB for combat operations against North Vietnamese targets, coming under the control of the 6235th TFW at Takhli.
- The 4th Fighter Wing, under various designations, can trace its origins to the RAF Eagle squadrons of World War II.
- Interestingly, the namesake of the base, Seymour Johnson, was never part of the Air Force.
- 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 1 July 1956, the 83d Fighter-Day Wing was activated as the host unit of the new Air Force Base.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
Facts about Kingscote Airport (KGC):
- The closest airport to Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Adelaide Airport (ADL), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) NE of KGC.
- Kingscote Airport is located 6.5 nautical miles southwest of Kingscote, the main town on Kangaroo Island.
- Kingscote Airport handled 51,021 passengers last year.
- Kingscote Airport (KGC) has 3 runways.
- Guinea Airways operated the first commercial service to Kangaroo Island, commencing in the 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Kingscote Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingscote 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.
- Kingscote Airport was ranked 60th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
