Nonstop flight route between Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Zunyi, Guizhou, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States and Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), Zunyi, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,077 miles (or 12,998 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 Zunyi Xinzhou 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 Zunyi Xinzhou 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 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.
• 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 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.
• Interestingly, the namesake of the base, Seymour Johnson, was never part of the Air Force.
• The 335th and 336th Fighter Squadrons are capable of deploying worldwide on short notice and immediately generating combat power., while the 307th, 333rd and 334th Fighter Squadrons are responsible for training all F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews for the U.S.
• 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.
• After the cease fire, the 4th TFW continued rotating squadron elements to Southwest Asia during the 1990s, taking part in enforcement of the no-fly zones in Iraq.

Facts about Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI):

• The closest airport to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of ZYI.
• In addition to being known as "Zunyi Xinzhou Airport", other names for ZYI include "遵义新舟机场" and "Zūnyì Xīnzhōu Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (meaning Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.