Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and South Wood County Airport (ISW), Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,060 miles (or 1,706 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and South Wood County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• In 1925 General William Mitchell conducted a "flying tour" of all National Guard Observation Squadrons throughout the United States.
• Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
• In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Ellington now has the rare distinction of having all five military branches of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.
• Also the possibility of a new municipal airfield endangered the existence of Ellington Field, rumors circulated throughout the Texas National Guard that the War Department wanted to transfer the aviation schools at Kelly and Brooks Fields to Houston.
• The United States Air Force's 147th Reconnaissance Wing is an Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".

Facts about South Wood County Airport (ISW):

• South Wood County Airport covers an area of 435 acres at an elevation of 1,021 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,927 miles (17,585 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• South Wood County Airport, also known as Alexander Field, is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Wisconsin Rapids, a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.
• Alexander Field was built for Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company subsidiary Tri-Cities Airways in October 1928 and named after it's executive John Alexander.
• The closest airport to South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of ISW.
• South Wood County Airport (ISW) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "South Wood County Airport", another name for ISW is "Alexander Field".