Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Balıkesir, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO), Balıkesir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,995 miles (or 9,648 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit 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 Little Rock Air Force Base and Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF):

• Little Rock Air Force Base was authorized in 1953 and opened on 24 January 1955.
• The closest airport to Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of LRF.
• The furthest airport from Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,887 miles (17,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Little Rock AFB is the C-130 training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military in tactical airlift and aerial delivery.
• In addition to being known as "Little Rock Air Force Base", another name for LRF is "Little Rock AFB".
• During the 1991 Gulf War, the 314 TAW's two operational C-130 squadrons and the 189 TAG's C-130 squadron supported operations from both the middle east and European theaters.
• In September 1962, the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the Arkansas Air National Guard relocated to Little Rock AFB and reorganized as the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
• The host unit at Little Rock AFB is the 19th Airlift Wing, assigned to the Air Mobility Command 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.

Facts about Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO):

• Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,250 miles (18,105 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) is Mytilene International Airport (MJT), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSW of EDO.
• In addition to being known as "Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport)", another name for EDO is "Balıkesir Koca Seyit Havalimanı".
• Because of Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit 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.