Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,120 miles (or 9,849 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 Wake Island Airfield and Jonesboro Municipal 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 Wake Island Airfield and Jonesboro Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JBR / KJBR |
Airport Name: | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
Location: | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°49'54"N by 90°38'47"W |
Area Served: | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jonesboro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JBR |
More Information: | JBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- The first intention to build an air base surfaced in 1935, when Pan American World Airways selected Wake Island as an intermediate support base for their routes to the Far East, especially the Philippines.
- Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
Facts about Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR):
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) has 2 runways.
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of the City of Jonesboro, in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.
- Because of Jonesboro Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Jonesboro Municipal 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,339 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 165 enplanements in 2009, and 522 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,976 miles (17,664 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) is Kirk Field (PGR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of JBR.