Nonstop flight route between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Junction City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzalc贸atl International Airport (NLD), Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 818 miles (or 1,317 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 Quetzalc贸atl International Airport and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLD / MMNL |
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| Location: | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27掳26'38"N by 99掳34'14"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 484 feet (148 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLD |
| More Information: | NLD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
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| Location: | Junction City, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39掳3'9"N by 96掳45'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRI |
| More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzalc贸atl International Airport (NLD):
- The closest airport to Quetzalc贸atl International Airport (NLD) is Laredo International Airport (LRD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NE of NLD.
- The furthest airport from Quetzalc贸atl International Airport (NLD) is Sir Ga毛tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,234 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Quetzalc贸atl International Airport", another name for NLD is "Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalc贸atl".
- Quetzalc贸atl International Airport (NLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Quetzalc贸atl International Airport handled 84,443 passengers last year.
- Because of Quetzalc贸atl International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Quetzalc贸atl International 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.
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- During the war the old strips had to be surfaced and lengthened to take increased traffic and heavier, faster planes.
- On 1 April 1949, the 163d Liaison Squadron was inactivated.
- One of the oldest military airfields in the United States, Marshall Army Airfield at Fort Riley, made its first appearance in history in November 1912 as the site of the first attempts in the United States to direct artillery fire from an airplane.
- The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Ga毛tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- A base detachment activated in January 1941 to operate the field was designated in January 1942 as the 305th Air Base Squadron, but in June it was renamed the 305th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
- The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Marchall was changed to Marshall Air Force Base.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
