Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Skjern, Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA), Skjern, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,742 miles (or 6,022 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 McGuire AFB and Stauning Vestjylland Airport, 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 McGuire AFB and Stauning Vestjylland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRI / KWRI |
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Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from WRI |
More Information: | WRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STA / EKVJ |
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Location: | Skjern, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°59'24"N by 8°21'17"E |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STA |
More Information: | STA Maps & Info |
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- In 1959, Air Defense Command deployed the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile to McGuire AFB.
- The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
- Air Technical Service Command began using the base in 1943 overhauling, servicing and preparing aircraft for overseas shipment to North Africa and to the United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- These squadrons flew a variety of ADC interceptors in the 1950s, starting with the F-94 Starfire in 1952, upgrading to the F-84 Thunderjet in 1953, and finally the interceptor F-86D Sabre later in 1953.
Facts about Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA):
- Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Stauning Vestjylland Airport", another name for STA is "Vestjyllands Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) is Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of STA.
- The furthest airport from Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Stauning Vestjylland Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Stauning Vestjylland 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.