Nonstop flight route between Hurghada, Egypt and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hurghada International Airport (HRG), Hurghada, Egypt and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,293 miles (or 10,128 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 Hurghada International Airport and Pope Field, 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 Hurghada International Airport and Pope Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hurghada International Airport (HRG):

• Hurghada International Airport (HRG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of HRG.
• Because of Hurghada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hurghada International 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.

Facts about Pope Field (POB):

• After the war, Pope Field became Pope Air Force Base with the creation of the United States Air Force on 18 September 1947.
• On January 1, 1992 the 317th TAW was reassigned to Air Mobility Command and the wing was redesignated the 317th Operations Group as part of the new 23d Composite Wing at Pope.
• Pope AFB is named after First Lieutenant Harley Halbert Pope who was killed on January 7, 1919, when the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny he was flying crashed into the Cape Fear River.
• During its time at Pope, a major period of facility expansion occurred.
• The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The USAF 440th Airlift Wing is a United States Air Force Reserve unit performs airfield operations to include airfield management, weather forecasting, airfield tower control, airfield navigation and landing systems’ maintenance.
• The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
• The United States Air Force 43d Airlift Group was activated at Pope on March 1, 2011.