Nonstop flight route between Igarka, Russia and Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Igarka (IAA), Igarka, Russia and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,290 miles (or 8,513 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 Igarka and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 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 Igarka and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Igarka (IAA):

• The closest airport to Igarka (IAA) is Turukhansk (THX), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) SSE of IAA.
• The furthest airport from Igarka (IAA) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,379 miles (18,313 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• In addition to being known as "Igarka", another name for IAA is "Аэропорт "Игарка"".
• Igarka (IAA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Igarka's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Igarka 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 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):

• On 15 August 1947, Seymour Johnson Army Airfield was closed.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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".
• 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.
• Initially the wing simply redesignated the flying squadrons of the 83d FDS and continued to fly the F-100 Super Sabre.
• 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.
• The unit initially arrived at Seymour Johnson in October 1985 as a small advance team until October 1986.