Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 348 miles (or 559 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 Volk Field Air National Guard 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 |
View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOK / KVOK |
Airport Name: | Volk Field Air National Guard Base |
Location: | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°56'20"N by 90°15'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 912 feet (278 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VOK |
More Information: | VOK Maps & Info |
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- During the late 1950s Offutt housed a Royal Air Force facility for servicing Avro Vulcans, which visited the air base frequently while on exercise with SAC.
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- In 1998, the Strategic Air and Space Museum moved 30 miles southwest to Ashland, just off Interstate 80, midway between Omaha and Lincoln.
- The newly established United States Air Force took control of the facility in September 1947, and on 13 January 1948 it was renamed Offutt Air Force Base.
- On 6 May 1924, the airfield was officially named "Offutt Field".
- Offutt AFB is the headquarters of United States Strategic Command which is one of the nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
Facts about Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK):
- In 1989 the site was re-designated a Combat Readiness Training Center.
- The furthest airport from Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Volk Field Air National Guard Base's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at Volk Field Air National Guard Base 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.
- By 1903 the camp had expanded to over 800 acres and was used for training by the then reorganized National Guard.
- Immediate communication with Duluth showed there was an error.
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of VOK.