Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Flagstaff, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), Flagstaff, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,607 miles (or 2,586 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• 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.
• During World War II, the Soo Locks were considered vital to the war efforts.
• 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.
• On 1 Oct 1968, the 449th became the host unit assigned to Kincheloe AFB with the inactivations of the 507th Fighter Wing and the activations & Organizations of the 449th Combat Support Group, the 449th Civil Engineering Squadron, 449th Security Police Squadron, 449th Services Squadron, 449th Supply Squadron, and the 449th Transportation Squadron.
• Kinross was considered a vital Air Defense Command base, an alert-status military base equipped with interceptors ready 24/7 to respond to unknown aircraft picked up by Ground Control Radar stations in the Great Lakes region.
• As a result of the phase down, ADC moved the 438th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to Griffiss AFB, New York.

Facts about Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG):

• Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,332 miles (18,236 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of FLG.
• Historically, Flagstaff was served by the original Frontier Airlines until 1979 with Convair 580 turboprops to Phoenix as well as direct, no change of plane CV-580 service to Denver via Gallup, NM, Farmington, NM and Durango, CO.
• American Eagle served the airport on behalf of American Airlines at one point with Saab 340 turboprops to Phoenix.
• Because of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport's high elevation of 7,014 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FLG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FLG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.