Nonstop flight route between Linyi, Shandong, China and Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), Linyi, Shandong, China and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,460 miles (or 12,006 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 Linyi Shubuling 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 Linyi Shubuling 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 Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI):

• The furthest airport from Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Linyi Shubuling Airport (meaning Linyi Shubuling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• The closest airport to Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SE of LYI.
• In addition to being known as "Linyi Shubuling Airport", other names for LYI include "临沂沭埠岭机场" and "Línyí Shùbùlíng Jīchǎng".
• Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):

• On 4 December 1965, the 333d TFS deployed to Korat RTAFB for combat operations.
• 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.
• All 4th Fighter Wing F-15Es carry the "SJ" Tailcode.
• 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.
• Reactivated as the 4th Fighter Wing on 28 July 1947, members of the wing have served all over the world, including the Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
• Initially the wing simply redesignated the flying squadrons of the 83d FDS and continued to fly the F-100 Super Sabre.
• Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located to the southeast of Goldsboro, North Carolina.
• Interestingly, the namesake of the base, Seymour Johnson, was never part of the Air Force.
• On 1 July 1956, the 83d Fighter-Day Wing was activated as the host unit of the new Air Force Base.