Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Millington, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Millington Regional Jetport (NQA), Millington, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,480 miles (or 5,601 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 Wainwright Airport and Millington Regional Jetport, 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 Wainwright Airport and Millington Regional Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):

• The LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.
• The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
• The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-16, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
• The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
• Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.

Facts about Millington Regional Jetport (NQA):

• In 1998, the name of the remaining naval base was changed to the Naval Support Activity Mid-South to better reflect its current mission and the Navy's approach to regionalization.
• The closest airport to Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of NQA.
• Because of Millington Regional Jetport's relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Millington Regional Jetport 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 furthest airport from Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,018 miles (17,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Military aviation first came to Memphis during WWI when the US Army leased 904 acres from the Memphis Chamber of Commerce.
• Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) currently has only 1 runway.