Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Kalskag, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Kalskag Airport (KLG), Kalskag, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,841 miles (or 6,181 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 Kalskag 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 Kalskag Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pope Field (POB):

• 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.
• 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.
• The 464th provided airlift of troops and cargo, participated in joint airborne training with Army forces, and took part in tactical exercises in the United States and overseas.
• The United States Air Force 43d Airlift Group was activated at Pope on March 1, 2011.

Facts about Kalskag Airport (KLG):

• The closest airport to Kalskag Airport (KLG) is Aniak Airport (ANI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) E of KLG.
• Because of Kalskag Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalskag 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.
• Kalskag Airport (KLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kalskag Airport (KLG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,532 miles (16,949 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.