Nonstop flight route between Ivalo, Finland and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ivalo Airport (IVL), Ivalo, Finland and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,362 miles (or 7,020 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 Ivalo Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, 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 Ivalo Airport and Simmons Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ivalo Airport (IVL):

• Ivalo Airport (IVL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ivalo Airport (IVL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,522 miles (16,933 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ivalo Airport (IVL) is Kittilä Airport (KTT), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) SW of IVL.
• Ivalo Airport handled 111,940 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Ivalo Airport", another name for IVL is "Ivalon lentoasema".
• Because of Ivalo Airport's relatively low elevation of 482 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivalo 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.

Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):

• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• On June 21, 1955, the airfield was renamed in honor of Warrant Officer Herbert W.
• The furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
• Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons Army Airfield 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.
• By 1976 Simmons had 176 aircraft assigned and 375 flights operations a day.