Nonstop flight route between Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and Oneonta, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and Oneonta Municipal Airport (ONH), Oneonta, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,139 miles (or 11,490 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 Bucholz Army Airfield and Oneonta Municipal 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 Bucholz Army Airfield and Oneonta Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):

• Along with the heavy bomber groups, the USAAF reassigned the F-5 -equipped 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron to Kwajalein to fly long-range photographic missions over the Marshalls and reported directly to Headquarters, Seventh Air Force.
• The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The USAAF combat units remained until fall, 1944 until being moved forwards into the Marianas, being assigned to airfields on Guam and Saipan.
• Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz 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.
• The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.

Facts about Oneonta Municipal Airport (ONH):

• In addition to being known as "Oneonta Municipal Airport", another name for ONH is "N66".
• The closest airport to Oneonta Municipal Airport (ONH) is Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of ONH.
• Oneonta Municipal Airport (ONH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Oneonta Municipal Airport (ONH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.