Nonstop flight route between Linyi, Shandong, China and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), Linyi, Shandong, China and Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,642 miles (or 10,689 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 Kincheloe 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 Kincheloe 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.
• Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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".

Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• On 2 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established the 4239th Strategic Wing at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan as part of SAC's plan to disburse its B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.
• The B-52s and KC-135s of the 449th were reassigned to other SAC units, and the wing was inactivated on 30 September 1977 concurrently with the closure of Kincheloe Air Force Base.
• In October, 1952, the 4685th Air Base Squadron was assigned to the reactivated Kinross AFB.
• After the war, the airfield then served as a hub for private and commercial aviation.
• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 18 August 1955, the 534th ADS was inactivated and immediately replaced by the 507th Fighter Group in a name-only re-designation.
• In September 1959, Kinross AFB was officially renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base in honor of the late Captain Iven Kincheloe, a native of Cassopolis in southwestern Michigan.