Nonstop flight route between Busselton, Western Australia, Australia and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), Busselton, Western Australia, Australia and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,733 miles (or 18,882 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 Busselton Regional Airport and McGuire AFB, 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 Busselton Regional Airport and McGuire AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQB / YBLN |
Airport Name: | Busselton Regional Airport |
Location: | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°41'13"S by 115°24'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Busselton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQB |
More Information: | BQB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Busselton Regional Airport (BQB):
- The furthest airport from Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Busselton Regional Airport (meaning Busselton Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Busselton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Busselton Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BQB.
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- McGuire the only base in both the Air Mobility Command and the entire U.S.
- Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
- 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".
- The Twin Mustangs of the 52d FW were replaced by the ADC 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952.
- The Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
- 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 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.