Nonstop flight route between Burgos, Spain and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain and Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,828 miles (or 6,160 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 Burgos 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 Burgos 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 Burgos Airport (RGS):

• In August 1995, the Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with Burgos City Council making the Villafría aerodrome facilities exclusively for civil use.
• The company Aeronova has its maintenance headquarters in Villafría.
• There is a parking garage with a capacity of 188 cars, some semi-underground, for passengers coming with their own car.
• Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
• On 3 July 2008, the airport opened its doors to commercial flight operations.
• The route schedules depend on the time of the flight.
• The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.

Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• Kinross was considered a vital Air Defense Command base, an alert-status military base equipped with interceptors ready 24/7 to respond to unknown aircraft picked up by Ground Control Radar stations in the Great Lakes region.
• 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.
• In September 1959, Kinross AFB was officially renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base in honor of the late Captain Iven Kincheloe, a native of Cassopolis in southwestern Michigan.
• The B-52s and KC-135s of the 449th were reassigned to other SAC units, and the wing was inactivated on 30 September 1977 concurrently with the closure of Kincheloe Air Force Base.
• 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.
• During World War II, the Soo Locks were considered vital to the war efforts.
• With the outbreak of the Cold War in 1948 and active combat in the Korean War in June, 1950, the United States began building up its defenses.
• On 2 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established the 4239th Strategic Wing at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan as part of SAC's plan to disburse its B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.