Nonstop flight route between Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC), Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,083 miles (or 6,571 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos 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):

• 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.
• On 1 July 1956, the 83d Fighter-Day Wing was activated as the host unit of the new Air Force Base.
• 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.
• In 1967 the 4th transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II and began a rotational commitment of tactical squadrons to Ubon RTAFB, Thailand as augmentees of the 8th TFW for combat operations from April 1972 until the withdrawal of American air units in Thailand in 1974.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
• The United States Air Force Reserve's 916th Air Refueling Wing supports routine refueling missions for other Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft under the direction of the 4th Air Force and Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command.

Facts about Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC):

• Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport", another name for LEC is "Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos".
• The furthest airport from Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (meaning Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
• The closest airport to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) WSW of LEC.