Nonstop flight route between Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Kingaroy, Queensland, 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 Kingaroy Airport (KGY), Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,456 miles (or 15,218 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 Kingaroy 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 Kingaroy 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: | KGY / YKRY |
| Airport Name: | Kingaroy Airport |
| Location: | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°34'47"S by 151°50'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | South Burnett Regional |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGY |
| More Information: | KGY Maps & Info |
Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):
- The 414th Fighter Group is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command and operationally gained by Air Combat Command.
- With its operational training mission ended, in September 1945 and the field became an Army-Air Force Separation Center under the 123d AAF Base Unit.
- 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.
- After the airfield's closure in 1947, local community leaders campaigned for many years to reopen Seymour Johnson.
- At the height of conversion training, the 4th TFW was one of the first units tasked to react to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- 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.
- The 83d initially trained with the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star when it was activated, later upgrading to the F-86H Sabre in October 1956.
- In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Kingaroy Airport (KGY):
- The closest airport to Kingaroy Airport (KGY) is Gympie Airport (GYP), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ENE of KGY.
- The furthest airport from Kingaroy Airport (KGY) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Kingaroy Airport (KGY) has 2 runways.
