Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Magdalena, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Magdalena Airport (MGD), Magdalena, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,488 miles (or 5,614 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 Magdalena 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 Magdalena 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: | MGD / SLMG |
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| Location: | Magdalena, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°18'30"S by 64°8'11"W |
| Area Served: | Magdalena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGD |
| More Information: | MGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- During its time at Pope, a major period of facility expansion occurred.
- The drop zones, low-level routes, and dirt landing zones at Fort Bragg became familiar to many men bound for Southeast Asia.
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- 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.
- In April 1992, A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft were transferred to the 75th Fighter Squadron from the 353d FS / 354th FW at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina prior to the wing's inactivation and the base's closure in January 1993.
- 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 1918, Congress established Camp Bragg, an Army field artillery site named for the Confederate General Braxton Bragg.
- Headquarters, Ninth Air Force, was located at Pope in August 1950.
Facts about Magdalena Airport (MGD):
- In addition to being known as "Magdalena Airport", another name for MGD is "Magdalena Airport (Magdalena)".
- Because of Magdalena Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdalena 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.
- The furthest airport from Magdalena Airport (MGD) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is nearly antipodal to Magdalena Airport (meaning Magdalena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Nido Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Magdalena Airport (MGD) is Huacaraje Airport (BVK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of MGD.
- Magdalena Airport (MGD) currently has only 1 runway.
