Nonstop flight route between Keetmanshoop, Namibia and Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP), Keetmanshoop, Namibia and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,573 miles (or 12,188 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 Keetmanshoop Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 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 Keetmanshoop Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP):

• Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Karasburg Airport (KAS), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) SSE of KMP.
• In addition to being known as "Keetmanshoop Airport", another name for KMP is "Keetmanshoop Airport".
• The furthest airport from Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Keetmanshoop Airport (meaning Keetmanshoop Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):

• All 4th Fighter Wing F-15Es carry the "SJ" Tailcode.
• Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located to the southeast of Goldsboro, North Carolina.
• The closest airport to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of GSB.
• The 76th Training Wing was activated at Seymour Johnson on 26 February 1943 and the airfield's mission was changed to training replacement pilots for the P-47 Thunderbolt.
• The furthest airport from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In December 1957, the 83d Fighter-Day Wing was inactivated, being replaced at Seymour Johnson by the 4th Fighter-Day Wing and absorbing its assets.
• In 1967 the 4th transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II and began a rotational commitment of tactical squadrons to Ubon RTAFB, Thailand as augmentees of the 8th TFW for combat operations from April 1972 until the withdrawal of American air units in Thailand in 1974.
• In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
• The 83d initially trained with the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star when it was activated, later upgrading to the F-86H Sabre in October 1956.