Nonstop flight route between Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pond Inlet Airport (YIO), Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,595 miles (or 4,177 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 Pond Inlet Airport and Simmons Army Airfield, 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 Pond Inlet Airport and Simmons Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pond Inlet Airport (YIO):

• The closest airport to Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) is Nanisivik Airport (YSR), which is located 137 miles (220 kilometers) WNW of YIO.
• Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Pond Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Pond Inlet Airport 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.
• The furthest airport from Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,903 miles (15,938 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Facts about Simmons Army Airfield (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.
• 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.
• Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• By 2002 Simmons AAF had more than 180 aircraft, along with UH-60 and AH-64 flight simulators.
• Construction in 1956-1957 converted the field to a permanent army airfield, allowing transfer of air activities from overcrowded Pope Air Force Base to Simmons AAF.
• The closest airport to Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) is Pope Field (POB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) WNW of FBG.
• By 1976 Simmons had 176 aircraft assigned and 375 flights operations a day.
• On June 21, 1955, the airfield was renamed in honor of Warrant Officer Herbert W.