Nonstop flight route between Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,010 miles (or 1,625 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Pope Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNX / KGYI |
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Location: | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°42'51"N by 96°40'24"W |
Area Served: | Sherman / Denison |
Operator/Owner: | Grayson County, Texas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 749 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNX |
More Information: | PNX 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 |
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More Information: | POB Maps & Info |
Facts about North Texas Regional Airport (PNX):
- Because of North Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 749 feet, planes can take off or land at North Texas Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "North Texas Regional Airport", other names for PNX include "Perrin Field" and "GYI".
- North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) has 2 runways.
- The airport is on the site of Perrin Air Force Base, which was built in 1941 and closed in 1971.
- It had three runways, but one 8,000' runway is now a taxiway.
- The closest airport to North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Eaker Field (DUA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PNX.
- The furthest airport from North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- The 1930s saw the first major expansion of the facilities at Pope.
- The 317th TAW flew the C-130E aircraft.
- After the war, Pope Field became Pope Air Force Base with the creation of the United States Air Force on 18 September 1947.
- 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.
- In addition, the USAF 18th Air Support Operations Group, 427th Special Operations Squadron, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, and Air Force Combat Control School operate from Pope Field.
- On December 1, 1974 the Military Airlift Command took responsibility for tactical airlift and assumed command of Pope with all of its assigned units.