Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Fort Campbell / Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Campbell Army Airfield (HOP), Fort Campbell / Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 542 miles (or 872 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 relatively short distance between McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield and Campbell Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):

• On 15 November the field was officially transferred to the District Engineer, Seventh Service Command at Omaha, Nebraska who assumed jurisdiction over the field, pending disposition, while the 4156th AAF Base Unit was discontinued on the same day.
• McConnell Air Force Base was known during the first part of its existence as the Wichita Municipal Airport.
• Up to 1 April 1952 the activity at Wichita Municipal Airport was under the jurisdiction of the Flying Training Air Force.
• Air Materiel Command's mission at the airport was to accept, service and coordinate the transfer of newly produced Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers to other installations.
• The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
• Other facilities at the airport, however, were meager.
• The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On 1 March 1962, Strategic Air Command stood up the 381st Strategic Missile Wing.
• In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".

Facts about Campbell Army Airfield (HOP):

• The furthest airport from Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,152 miles (17,947 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) is Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SE of HOP.
• Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) has 2 runways.
• Because of Campbell Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 573 feet, planes can take off or land at Campbell Army Airfield 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.