Nonstop flight route between Ikaria, Greece and San Angelo, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK), Ikaria, Greece and Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF), San Angelo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,556 miles (or 10,551 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 Ikaria Island National Airport and Goodfellow Air Force Base, 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 Ikaria Island National Airport and Goodfellow Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIK / LGIK |
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Location: | Ikaria, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'57"N by 26°20'49"E |
Area Served: | Agios Kirykos |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JIK |
More Information: | JIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOF / |
Airport Name: | Goodfellow Air Force Base |
Location: | San Angelo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°25'46"N by 100°23'56"W |
View all routes: | Routes from GOF |
More Information: | GOF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK):
- In addition to being known as "Ikaria Island National Airport", another name for JIK is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ικαρίας".
- Because of Ikaria Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikaria Island National 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 Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,374 miles (18,305 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) is Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) E of JIK.
- Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF):
- The furthest airport from Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,146 miles (17,937 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- After 38 years of pilot and then intelligence training, Goodfellow's mission had apparently come to a close with the announcement in 1978 that the base would revert to Air Training Command and was a candidate for closure.
- Goodfellow Air Force Base is a non-flying United States Air Force base located in San Angelo, Texas.
- The next four years witnessed the graduation of more than 10,000 trained pilots and the decoration of scores of these for outstanding heroism in action against Germany, Italy, and Japan.
- In 1992, as part of an overall organizational restructuring of the U.S.
- The closest airport to Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) is San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of GOF.