Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Bukoba, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Bukoba Airport (BKZ), Bukoba, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,521 miles (or 12,103 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Bukoba 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Bukoba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• The 449th and its subordinate units' mission was to operate at full readiness, and support activities included aircraft and vehicle maintenance, bombing crew and unit training, and air refueling support.
• In May 1958 the 438th FIS was temporarily transferred to K.
• In October, 1952, the 4685th Air Base Squadron was assigned to the reactivated Kinross AFB.
• The 507th Fighter Wing continued to employ F-106 aircraft at Kincheloe AFB until its inactivation on Sep.
• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• After the war, the airfield then served as a hub for private and commercial aviation.
• On 2 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established the 4239th Strategic Wing at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan as part of SAC's plan to disburse its B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.

Facts about Bukoba Airport (BKZ):

• Bukoba Airport handled 22,599 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Bukoba Airport", another name for BKZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba  (Swahili)".
• The furthest airport from Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Mbarara Airport (MBQ), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) WNW of BKZ.
• Bukoba Airport (BKZ) currently has only 1 runway.