Nonstop flight route between Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC), Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,390 miles (or 2,237 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 Tucumcari Municipal Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC):

• Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) has 2 runways.
• Airline flights ended around 1955.
• The closest airport to Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of TCC.
• Because of Tucumcari Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,065 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (FBG):

• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the mid-1950s, the U-10 aircraft was tested at Simmons.
• On May 1953 Fort Bragg engineers completed final plans for an expanded field and started construction the next summer.
• In the early 1960s Fort Bragg and Simmons played an important role in emerging air mobility.
• Simmons AAF has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,650 by 110 feet.
• On June 21, 1955, the airfield was renamed in honor of Warrant Officer Herbert W.
• The furthest airport from Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,634 miles (18,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the early 1980s there were 22 operating activities with total personnel strength of 2,134 and 298 assigned aircraft.
• Simmons Army Airfield is a military use airport located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• Because of Simmons Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Simmons Army Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.