Nonstop flight route between Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Weno, Federated States of Micronesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States and Chuuk International Airport (TKK), Weno, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,008 miles (or 12,888 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 Chuuk 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 Chuuk International 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):

• 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.
• Original operations included photographing terrain for mapping, carrying the mail, and spotting for artillery and forest fires.
• During its time at Pope, a major period of facility expansion occurred.
• 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 January 1, 1992 the 317th TAW was reassigned to Air Mobility Command and the wing was redesignated the 317th Operations Group as part of the new 23d Composite Wing at Pope.
• After the war, Pope Field became Pope Air Force Base with the creation of the United States Air Force on 18 September 1947.

Facts about Chuuk International Airport (TKK):

• Because of Chuuk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Chuuk 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.
• The closest airport to Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Pohnpei International Airport (PNI), which is located 438 miles (704 kilometers) E of TKK.
• Chuuk International Airport (TKK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Chuuk International Airport (meaning Chuuk International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.