Nonstop flight route between General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Pico Airport (GPO), General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,276 miles (or 8,492 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 General Pico 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 General Pico 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: | GPO / SAZG |
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Location: | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'45"S by 63°45'29"W |
Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GPO |
More Information: | GPO 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 General Pico Airport (GPO):
- The furthest airport from General Pico Airport (GPO) is Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), which is nearly antipodal to General Pico Airport (meaning General Pico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jining Qufu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in Jining, Shandong, China.
- General Pico Airport (GPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of General Pico Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pico 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.
- In addition to being known as "General Pico Airport", another name for GPO is "Aeropuerto de General Pico".
- The closest airport to General Pico Airport (GPO) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SSW of GPO.
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- 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 late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
- 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".
- McGuire the only base in both the Air Mobility Command and the entire U.S.
- 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.
- Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
- On 1 July 1954, Military Air Transport Service took over jurisdiction of McGuire Air Force Base.