Nonstop flight route between Perry, Florida, United States and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY), Perry, Florida, United States and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 854 miles (or 1,374 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 Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield and McGuire AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY):

• Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) is Cross City Airport (CTY), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of FPY.
• Because of Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army 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.
• In addition to being known as "Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield", another name for FPY is "40J".
• Developed on 862 acres, Perry Army Airfield became operational on 9 June 1943 as a sub-base to Dale Mabry Army Airfield in Tallahassee, Florida under the authority of the 338th Fighter Group of the Third Air Force.
• The furthest airport from Perry-Foley AirportPerry Army Airfield (FPY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,352 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• During World War II, the airfield was constructed and used by the Third Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces for training.

Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):

• With the closure of the Bomarc site, the by then renamed Aerospace Defense Command ended its activities at McGuire AFB.
• Military Air Transport Service took over jurisdiction of McGuire AFB on 1 July 1954 and took over the flight line of McGuire in 1956, with the ADC interceptors being reassigned.
• The 52d Fighter Wing, All Weather was assigned to the base, being moved from Mitchel Field, Long Island on 4 October 1949.
• 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.
• Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
• These squadrons flew a variety of ADC interceptors in the 1950s, starting with the F-94 Starfire in 1952, upgrading to the F-84 Thunderjet in 1953, and finally the interceptor F-86D Sabre later in 1953.
• The NYADS was reassigned from 26th AD on 1 April 1966 to First Air Force, until 30 September 1968 when both the sector was inactivated along with DC-01, when budget restrictions along with when technology advances allowed the Air Force to shut down many SAGE Data Centers.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.