Nonstop flight route between Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kongolo Airport (KOO), Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,385 miles (or 15,103 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 Kongolo Airport and Beale 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 Kongolo Airport and Beale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOO / FZRQ |
Airport Name: | Kongolo Airport |
Location: | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°23'39"S by 26°59'23"E |
Area Served: | Kongolo, DR Congo |
Elevation: | 1850 feet (564 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KOO |
More Information: | KOO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kongolo Airport (KOO):
- The closest airport to Kongolo Airport (KOO) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) ESE of KOO.
- The furthest airport from Kongolo Airport (KOO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kongolo Airport (meaning Kongolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The Air Force activated the 851st Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 April 1961.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
- On 30 January 1959, the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
- The 4126th SW was redesignated as the 456th Strategic Aerospace Wing on 1 February 1963 in a name-only redesigation and was assigned to SAC's Fifteenth Air Force, 14th Strategic Aerospace Division.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".