Nonstop flight route between Setif, Algeria and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), Setif, Algeria and Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,464 miles (or 7,185 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 Ain Arnat Airport and Kincheloe 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 Ain Arnat Airport and Kincheloe 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 Ain Arnat Airport (QSF):

• The furthest airport from Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ain Arnat Airport (meaning Ain Arnat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) is Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of QSF.

Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• In October, 1952, the 4685th Air Base Squadron was assigned to the reactivated Kinross AFB.
• On 1 Oct 1968, the 449th became the host unit assigned to Kincheloe AFB with the inactivations of the 507th Fighter Wing and the activations & Organizations of the 449th Combat Support Group, the 449th Civil Engineering Squadron, 449th Security Police Squadron, 449th Services Squadron, 449th Supply Squadron, and the 449th Transportation Squadron.
• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• During World War II, the Soo Locks were considered vital to the war efforts.
• On 16 February 1953, the first operational ADC unit, the 534th Air Defense Group was activated at Kinross AFB.
• In May 1958 the 438th FIS was temporarily transferred to K.
• The 507th Fighter Wing continued to employ F-106 aircraft at Kincheloe AFB until its inactivation on Sep.
• In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.
• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.