Nonstop flight route between Pô, Burkina Faso and Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pô Airport (PUP), Pô, Burkina Faso and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,034 miles (or 8,102 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 Pô Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 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 Pô Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pô Airport (PUP):

• The closest airport to Pô Airport (PUP) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of PUP.
• Pô Airport (PUP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Pô Airport", another name for PUP is "Pô Airport (Pô)".
• The furthest airport from Pô Airport (PUP) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Pô Airport (meaning Pô Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):

• The 4th Fighter Wing, one of the Air Force's most distinguished fighter wings, moved to Seymour Johnson on 8 December 1957 from Chitose Air Base, Japan, replacing the 83d Fighter-Day Wing, and has been the host unit ever since.
• The furthest airport from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The 335th and 336th Fighter Squadrons are capable of deploying worldwide on short notice and immediately generating combat power., while the 307th, 333rd and 334th Fighter Squadrons are responsible for training all F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews for the U.S.
• Seymour Johnson Air Force Base occupies over 3,300 acres in the southeast section of Goldsboro.
• The closest airport to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of GSB.
• In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
• At the height of conversion training, the 4th TFW was one of the first units tasked to react to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
• The 414th Fighter Group is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command and operationally gained by Air Combat Command.
• Initially the wing simply redesignated the flying squadrons of the 83d FDS and continued to fly the F-100 Super Sabre.
• In December 1957, the 83d Fighter-Day Wing was inactivated, being replaced at Seymour Johnson by the 4th Fighter-Day Wing and absorbing its assets.