Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Lincang, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Lincang Airport (LNJ), Lincang, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,289 miles (or 11,731 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 Lincang 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 Lincang 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: | LNJ / ZPLC |
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Location: | Lincang, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°44'17"N by 100°1'30"E |
Area Served: | Lincang, Yunnan |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNJ |
More Information: | LNJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- Crews started building the base in November 1942 and the new field officially opened on 7 August 1943.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
- 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.
- Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the resultant initiation of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the 366th Wing once again got the call.
- Beginning in 1968, the 67th also conducted tactical fighter operations with the addition of a squadron of F-4D Phantom IIs.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- The pending assignment of the new RB-36 Peacemaker to the 5th SRW, along with the inadequacy of its World War II facilities to support the large aircraft led SAC to move the 5th SRW to Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California on 9 November 1949.
Facts about Lincang Airport (LNJ):
- Lincang Airport (LNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lincang Airport", other names for LNJ include "临沧机场" and "Líncāng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Lincang Airport (LNJ) is Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) WNW of LNJ.
- The furthest airport from Lincang Airport (LNJ) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is located 11,833 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.