Nonstop flight route between Washington, D.C., United States and Wrangell, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), Washington, D.C., United States and Wrangell Airport (WRG), Wrangell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,755 miles (or 4,434 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Wrangell 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Wrangell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOF / KBOF |
Airport Name: | Bolling Air Force Base |
Location: | Washington, D.C., United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'34"N by 77°0'57"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BOF |
More Information: | BOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRG / PAWG |
Airport Name: | Wrangell Airport |
Location: | Wrangell, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°29'3"N by 132°22'10"W |
Area Served: | Wrangell, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRG |
More Information: | WRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Bolling Air Force Base (BOF):
- The closest airport to Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of BOF.
- The furthest airport from Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Over the years, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard units, as well as DOD and federal agencies also found the installation to be an ideal place from which to operate.
Facts about Wrangell Airport (WRG):
- The furthest airport from Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,572 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Wrangell Airport (WRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of WRG.
- Because of Wrangell Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrangell 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 10,601 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,790 enplanements in 2009, and 10,882 in 2010.