Nonstop flight route between Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia and Dover, Delaware, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalkgurung Airport (KFG), Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,261 miles (or 16,513 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 Kalkgurung Airport and Dover 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 Kalkgurung Airport and Dover 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: | KFG / YKKG |
Airport Name: | Kalkgurung Airport |
Location: | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°25'54"S by 130°48'29"E |
Area Served: | Daguragu/Kalkarindji |
Operator/Owner: | Daguragu Community Council Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KFG |
More Information: | KFG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV |
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Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DOV |
More Information: | DOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalkgurung Airport (KFG):
- Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) is Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), which is located 155 miles (250 kilometers) WNW of KFG.
- The furthest airport from Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,687 miles (18,809 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- Because of Kalkgurung Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalkgurung 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.
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- In March 1989, C-5s from Dover delivered special equipment used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.
- * Was a subbase of Camp Springs AAF, Maryland, June 6, 1943 – April 15, 1944.
- Dover AFB is also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.
- Once the airport came under military control an immediate construction program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.
- Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.
- In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
- It is also home to the Air Mobility Command Museum.
- On 8 April 1943, the name of the airfield was changed to Dover Army Air Base.
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
- The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1992, with the disestablishment of Military Air Command, Dover AFB was transferred to the newly established Air Mobility Command and the 436 MAW and 512 MAW were redesignated as the 436th Airlift Wing and the 512th Airlift Wing, respectively.