Nonstop flight route between Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atuona Airport (AUQ), Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,563 miles (or 5,734 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 Atuona Airport and Beale 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 Atuona Airport and Beale 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: | AUQ / NTMN |
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Location: | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°46'6"S by 139°0'47"W |
Area Served: | Atuona, Hiva Oa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1481 feet (451 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUQ |
More Information: | AUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Atuona Airport (AUQ):
- Atuona Airport (AUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Atuona Airport (AUQ) is Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), which is nearly antipodal to Atuona Airport (meaning Atuona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
- In addition to being known as "Atuona Airport", another name for AUQ is "Hiva Oa Airport".
- The closest airport to Atuona Airport (AUQ) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is located 437 miles (703 kilometers) SSW of AUQ.
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- In September 1962, the 851st SMS became the last Titan I Squadron to achieve alert status.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In May 1959, Colonel Paul K.
- Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
- The 456th BW was inactivated on 30 September 1975, and its equipment and personnel were redesignated as the 17th Bombardment Wing, Heavy when the senior unit was inactivated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
- The host unit at Beale is the 9th Reconnaissance Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command and part of Twelfth Air Force.
- In 1948, Camp Beale became Beale AFB, its mission being to train bombardier navigators in radar techniques.