Nonstop flight route between Voinjama, Liberia and Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Voinjama Airport (VOI), Voinjama, Liberia and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF), Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,051 miles (or 8,128 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 Voinjama Airport and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning), 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 Voinjama Airport and Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Voinjama Airport (VOI):

• Voinjama Airport (VOI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Voinjama Airport", another name for VOI is "Tenebu Airfield".
• The closest airport to Voinjama Airport (VOI) is Macenta Airport (MCA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of VOI.
• The furthest airport from Voinjama Airport (VOI) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Voinjama Airport (meaning Voinjama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.

Facts about Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF):

• The furthest airport from Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1954, the Air Force turned Lawson over to the Army, and it has operated continually since that time as Lawson Army Airfield.
• Because of Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)'s relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) 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.
• In 1922, the Army made the facility a permanent Army post renaming the camp Fort Benning.
• The continued growth of parachute training at Lawson led the Army to turn the field over to the I Troop Carrier Command on 26 August 1942.
• For all of the war, a Troop Carrier Group was always present at Lawson conducting training and providing aircraft for the Parachute School.
• Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of LSF.