Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Junction City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 150 miles (or 241 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 Offutt Air Force Base and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
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More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
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Location: | Junction City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
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More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- Offutt's great heritage began with the commissioning by the War Department in 1890 of Fort Crook.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- It is charged with space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, global strike and strategic deterrence, and combating weapons of mass destruction.
- The oldest surviving portion of Fort Crook is the parade grounds and surrounding red brick buildings that were constructed between 1894–96.
- Operational use of Offutt Air Force Base included the basing of alert tankers in the late 1950s and 1960s, support for intercontinental ballistic missile sites in Nebraska and Iowa in the 1960s, and worldwide reconnaissance from the mid-1960s to the present.
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Production ended on 18 September 1945, when the last B-29 rolled out of the assembly building.
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, the name of Marchall was changed to Marshall Air Force Base.
- The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
- MAAF is the home of the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
- Marshall Field did not change much in size or mission during the 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During the war the old strips had to be surfaced and lengthened to take increased traffic and heavier, faster planes.
- On 7 November 1945 the 2d Composite Squadron was inactivated, its place being taken by Detachment "B" of the 69th Reconnaissance Group which inherited some of its personnel and equipment.
- Airfield operations and services include Base Flight Operations, Control Tower, and Ground Approach Control Facility, USAF weather, Airport Safety, Air Space Management, Flight Simulator, Rapid Refuel Facility, and Crash/Fire/Rescue station.
- Air Force operations at Marshall ended in late 1953, and on 19 November 1953, the first three Sikorsky H-19D helicopters purchased by the Army arrived fresh from the factory to be used in training at Marshall AAF.
- When the United States entered World War II Marshall possessed two hangars and three unsurfaced landing strips, the biggest strip being 3,700 feet long.