Nonstop flight route between Obo, Central African Republic and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between M'Boki Airport (MKI), Obo, Central African Republic and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,836 miles (or 11,002 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 M'Boki Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, 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 M'Boki Airport and Simmons Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKI / FEGE |
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Location: | Obo, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°19'58"N by 25°55'53"E |
Area Served: | Obo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2136 feet (651 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKI |
More Information: | MKI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBG / KFBG |
Airport Name: | Simmons Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'54"N by 78°56'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBG |
More Information: | FBG Maps & Info |
Facts about M'Boki Airport (MKI):
- M'Boki Airport (MKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "M'Boki Airport", another name for MKI is "M'Boki Airport (Obo)".
- The furthest airport from M'Boki Airport (MKI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,883 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to M'Boki Airport (MKI) is Zemio Airport (IMO), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of MKI.
Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):
- In June 1952 the 6th Transportation Company arrived with 21 H-19C and two H-13 helicopters.
- Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Simmons Army Airfield is a military use airport located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.
- On May 1953 Fort Bragg engineers completed final plans for an expanded field and started construction the next summer.
- In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
- 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 closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
- By 1976 Simmons had 176 aircraft assigned and 375 flights operations a day.