Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Pamplona, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Pamplona Airport (PNA), Pamplona, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,894 miles (or 6,267 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 Pamplona 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 Pamplona 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):

• In the 1950s, the Air Force adopted a policy of dispersing Strategic Air Command bombers and tankers.
• On 18 August 1955, the 534th ADS was inactivated and immediately replaced by the 507th Fighter Group in a name-only re-designation.
• 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.
• In September 1959, Kinross AFB was officially renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base in honor of the late Captain Iven Kincheloe, a native of Cassopolis in southwestern Michigan.
• In December 1965, the Department of Defense announced a decision to close Kincheloe AFB by October 1971.
• The 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was upgraded again to the F-106 Delta Dart interceptor in June 1960, one of the first ADC squadrons to receive the new interceptor.
• With the outbreak of the Cold War in 1948 and active combat in the Korean War in June, 1950, the United States began building up its defenses.
• 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.

Facts about Pamplona Airport (PNA):

• The closest airport to Pamplona Airport (PNA) is Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WSW of PNA.
• The furthest airport from Pamplona Airport (PNA) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Pamplona Airport (meaning Pamplona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• Pamplona Airport (PNA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Pamplona Airport", another name for PNA is "Pamplona-Nóain Airport".