Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Gordil, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Gordil Airport (GDI), Gordil, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,434 miles (or 10,354 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 Gordil 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 Gordil 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: | GDI / |
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| Location: | Gordil, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°34'59"N by 21°43'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1427 feet (435 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDI |
| More Information: | GDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- Pope AFB is named after First Lieutenant Harley Halbert Pope who was killed on January 7, 1919, when the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny he was flying crashed into the Cape Fear River.
- On December 1, 1974 the Military Airlift Command took responsibility for tactical airlift and assumed command of Pope with all of its assigned units.
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- 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.
- 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.
- On September 21, 1954, Ninth AF turned Pope over to the 464th Troop Carrier Wing which transferred from Lawson AFB, Georgia.
- Pope Field is a military facility located 12 miles northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina United States.
- The 317th TAW flew the C-130E aircraft.
Facts about Gordil Airport (GDI):
- Gordil Airport (GDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDI is "FEGL".
- The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDI) is Gordil Airport (GDA), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of GDI.
- The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
