Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Mafeteng, Lesotho:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Mafeteng Airport (MFC), Mafeteng, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,673 miles (or 13,958 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 Mafeteng 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 Mafeteng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | INR / |
Airport Name: | Kincheloe Air Force Base |
Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W |
View all routes: | Routes from INR |
More Information: | INR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFC / FXMF |
Airport Name: | Mafeteng Airport |
Location: | Mafeteng, Lesotho |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°48'2"S by 27°14'35"E |
Area Served: | Mafeteng |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5350 feet (1,631 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFC |
More Information: | MFC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):
- The importance of Kincheloe AFB to ADC was evident in 1960 with some major changes.
- 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.
- In the 1950s, the Air Force adopted a policy of dispersing Strategic Air Command bombers and tankers.
- 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.
- The mission of Kinross AAF was to serve as a refueling stop for aircraft headed for Alaska as well as to defend the locks of Sault Ste.
- 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.
Facts about Mafeteng Airport (MFC):
- The furthest airport from Mafeteng Airport (MFC) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,788 miles (18,971 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Mafeteng Airport (MFC) is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of MFC.
- Because of Mafeteng Airport's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MFC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MFC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mafeteng Airport (MFC) currently has only 1 runway.