Nonstop flight route between Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States and Junction City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 266 miles (or 428 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 relatively short distance between Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBN / KTBN |
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| Location: | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'30"N by 92°8'26"W |
| Area Served: | Waynesville & St. Robert, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1159 feet (353 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TBN |
| More Information: | TBN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
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| Location: | Junction City, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRI |
| More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN):
- In addition to being known as "Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport", another name for TBN is "Forney Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) is Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NW of TBN.
- The furthest airport from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- The airdrome from which Arnold made his flights was probably the polo field at Fort Riley.
- The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- A base detachment activated in January 1941 to operate the field was designated in January 1942 as the 305th Air Base Squadron, but in June it was renamed the 305th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
- Marshall was much used as a convenient stop on cross-country flights.
- On 1 April 1949, the 163d Liaison Squadron was inactivated.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
- MAAF is the home of the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.
- In 1921, Colonel Fred Herman selected the Smoky Hill Flats across the Kansas River as the location for a new airfield.
- Besides photographic work, observation, and artillery adjustment, its pilots flew air-ground support demonstrations and simulated strafing, bombing and chemical warfare missions.
