Nonstop flight route between Macon, Georgia, United States and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), Macon, Georgia, United States and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 318 miles (or 512 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 relatively short distance between Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN):

• Because of Middle Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Middle Georgia Regional 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.
• Early in 1940, Macon's Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to bring war industries and defense installations to the City.
• The City of Macon and Bibb County obtained options on the desired tracts of land.
• The two Army built hangars still exist along with a few old warehouses.
• The closest airport to Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) is Robins Air Force Base (WRB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MCN.
• Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) has 2 runways.
• Middle Georgia Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located nine nautical miles south of the central business district of Macon, a city in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.
• The furthest airport from Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,352 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):

• On May 1953 Fort Bragg engineers completed final plans for an expanded field and started construction the next summer.
• Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons Army Airfield 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.
• The furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In June 1952 the 6th Transportation Company arrived with 21 H-19C and two H-13 helicopters.
• The 18th Aviation Brigade activated at Fort Bragg on July 1, 1966, formed from the 269th Aviation Battalion.
• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• By 2002 Simmons AAF had more than 180 aircraft, along with UH-60 and AH-64 flight simulators.
• During July 1965 the 116th Assault Helicopter Company formed at Simmons and trained for duty in Vietnam.