Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Shymkent, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Shymkent International Airport (CIT), Shymkent, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,722 miles (or 10,817 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 Pope Field and Shymkent International 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 Pope Field and Shymkent International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POB / KPOB |
Airport Name: | Pope Field |
Location: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'14"N by 79°0'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from POB |
More Information: | POB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIT / UAII |
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Location: | Shymkent, Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'54"N by 69°28'33"E |
Area Served: | Shymkent |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Shymkent International Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1385 feet (422 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIT |
More Information: | CIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- During the Vietnam War, Pope was the destination for the bodies of servicemen killed in Southeast Asia.
- On September 21, 1954, Ninth AF turned Pope over to the 464th Troop Carrier Wing which transferred from Lawson AFB, Georgia.
- Original operations included photographing terrain for mapping, carrying the mail, and spotting for artillery and forest fires.
- In addition, the USAF 18th Air Support Operations Group, 427th Special Operations Squadron, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, and Air Force Combat Control School operate from Pope Field.
- During its time at Pope, a major period of facility expansion occurred.
- The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Shymkent International Airport (CIT):
- In 2004, the airport handled 97,000 passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Shymkent International Airport", another name for CIT is "Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы".
- Shymkent International Airport (CIT) has 3 runways.
- The basis for the airport was an agricultural airbase built in 1932.
- The furthest airport from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,385 miles (18,322 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) is Tashkent International Airport (TAS), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) S of CIT.