Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Kindu Airport (KND), Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,807 miles (or 14,173 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Kindu 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Kindu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KND / FZOA |
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Location: | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'9"S by 25°54'55"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1631 feet (497 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KND |
More Information: | KND Maps & Info |
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- Instead of training B-17 crews, Mountain Home airmen began training crews for the B-24 Liberator.
- In addition, the 726th Air Control Squadron gives an air picture to the aircraft as they train.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The first F-111F entered service with the 347th TFW in January 1972.
- The host unit at Mountain Home since 1972 has been the 366th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command, nicknamed the "Gunfighters." The base's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the resultant initiation of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the 366th Wing once again got the call.
- The base remained inactive for over three years, until December 1948, when the newly independent U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- In early 1951, enough construction was completed that jurisdiction of Mountain Home was transferred to Military Air Transport Service, which assigned it to the Air Resupply And Communications Service.
Facts about Kindu Airport (KND):
- In addition to being known as "Kindu Airport", another name for KND is "Aéroport de Kindu".
- The furthest airport from Kindu Airport (KND) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kindu Airport (meaning Kindu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Kindu Airport (KND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kindu Airport (KND) is Lodja Airport (LJA), which is located 174 miles (279 kilometers) W of KND.