Nonstop flight route between Annemasse, France and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), Annemasse, France and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,316 miles (or 6,946 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 Annemasse Aerodrome and Pope Field, 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 Annemasse Aerodrome and Pope Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QNJ / LFLI |
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| Location: | Annemasse, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°11'31"N by 6°16'5"E |
| Area Served: | Annemasse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1617 feet (493 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QNJ |
| More Information: | QNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ):
- The closest airport to Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) is Geneva International Airport (GVA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of QNJ.
- Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Annemasse Aerodrome", another name for QNJ is "Aérodrome d'Annemasse".
- The furthest airport from Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Annemasse Aerodrome (meaning Annemasse Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- On September 21, 1954, Ninth AF turned Pope over to the 464th Troop Carrier Wing which transferred from Lawson AFB, Georgia.
- After the war, Pope Field became Pope Air Force Base with the creation of the United States Air Force on 18 September 1947.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- During the Vietnam War, Pope was the destination for the bodies of servicemen killed in Southeast Asia.
