Nonstop flight route between Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goondiwindi Airport (GOO), Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,534 miles (or 15,344 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 Goondiwindi Airport and Pope Field, 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 Goondiwindi Airport and Pope Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOO / YGDI |
Airport Name: | Goondiwindi Airport |
Location: | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°31'17"S by 150°19'13"E |
Area Served: | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Goondiwindi Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 714 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOO |
More Information: | GOO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POB / KPOB |
Airport Name: | Pope Field |
Location: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'14"N by 79°0'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from POB |
More Information: | POB Maps & Info |
Facts about Goondiwindi Airport (GOO):
- The closest airport to Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) is Stanthorpe Airport (SNH), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) E of GOO.
- Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Goondiwindi Airport's relatively low elevation of 714 feet, planes can take off or land at Goondiwindi 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 Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,797 miles (18,985 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The drop zones, low-level routes, and dirt landing zones at Fort Bragg became familiar to many men bound for Southeast Asia.
- In August 1971, the 464th inactivated and the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing administratively moved to Pope AFB from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio.
- During its time at Pope, a major period of facility expansion occurred.
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- The United States Army Fort Bragg Garrison is the host organization at Pope Field.
- These changes led to Pope Air Force Base being transferred to the new Air Combat Command upon its activation on June 1, 1992.
- The 1930s saw the first major expansion of the facilities at Pope.