Nonstop flight route between Ibadan, Nigeria and Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibadan Airport (IBA), Ibadan, Nigeria and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,471 miles (or 8,805 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 Ibadan Airport 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 Ibadan Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IBA / DNIB |
| Airport Name: | Ibadan Airport |
| Location: | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°21'43"N by 3°58'41"E |
| Area Served: | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 725 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IBA |
| More Information: | IBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSB / KGSB |
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| Location: | Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'21"N by 77°57'38"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from GSB |
| More Information: | GSB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibadan Airport (IBA):
- Because of Ibadan Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibadan 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.
- The closest airport to Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 71 miles (113 kilometers) SW of IBA.
- The furthest airport from Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Ibadan Airport (meaning Ibadan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Ibadan Airport (IBA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):
- Interestingly, the namesake of the base, Seymour Johnson, was never part of the Air Force.
- The 4th Fighter Wing, under various designations, can trace its origins to the RAF Eagle squadrons of World War II.
- 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 addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
- As the war in Southeast Asia heated up in the late summer of 1964, the 4th TFW was alerted for deployment to the Far East.
- 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.
- The 4th Fighter Wing with these operational squadrons have, under various designations, remained at Seymour Johnson AFB for nearly 50 years.
