Nonstop flight route between Winona, Minnesota, United States and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Winona Municipal Airport (ONA), Winona, Minnesota, United States and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,099 miles (or 11,425 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 Winona Municipal Airport and Andersen Air Force Base, 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 Winona Municipal Airport and Andersen Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONA / KONA |
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Location: | Winona, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°4'37"N by 91°42'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Winona |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ONA |
More Information: | ONA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Winona Municipal Airport (ONA):
- Winona Municipal Airport (ONA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Winona Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Winona Municipal 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 Winona Municipal Airport (ONA) is La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of ONA.
- In addition to being known as "Winona Municipal Airport", another name for ONA is "Max Conrad Field".
- The furthest airport from Winona Municipal Airport (ONA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,846 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- Guam was considered as being ideal to establish air bases to launch B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands.
- Andersen AFB was established in 1944 as North Field and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- With hostilities in Korea at a standstill, the 19th Bomb Wing headquarters relocated to Kadena Air Base, Japan in 1953, and was replaced by the 6319th Air Base Wing of the Far East Air Forces.
- After the war, B-29s from North Field dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners and participated in several show-of-force missions over Japan.
- Operation Linebacker II continued the mission of Operation Arc Light, and was most notable for its 11-day bombing campaign between 18 and 29 December 1972, in which more than 150 B-52 bombers flew 729 sorties in 11 days.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.