Nonstop flight route between Waycross, Georgia, United States and Marietta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS), Waycross, Georgia, United States and Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 222 miles (or 357 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 relatively short distance between Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS):

• Because of Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross 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.
• Waycross Army Airfield was initially activated as a sub-base of Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia.
• Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) has 3 runways.
• Waycross-Ware County Airport covers an area of 1,051 acres and contains three asphalt paved runways.
• The closest airport to Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) is Moody Air Force Base (VAD), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WSW of AYS.
• Waycross celebrated the arrival of brand new P-51 Mustangs in April, 1945.
• The 41st Service Group was the first of several service groups to undergo training at Waycross.
• The furthest airport from Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,406 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):

• The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
• The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Over the years, a wide variety of Air Force aircraft have been stationed at Dobbins AFB with the Air Guard and Reserves including the P-51, F-84, F-86, C-97, C-123, C-124, F-100, F-105, F-4, C-7, C-130, and the F-15.
• Also in 1948 the airfield became Marietta Air Force Base as a result of the creation of the United States Air Force.
• The Department of War, in turn, announced that it would not contest the wish of the Department of the Navy to take over Rickenbacker Field, and that it would build its new factory elsewhere.
• In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
• Marietta Army Airfield remained open after the war and became the home of Georgia Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.
• In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
• In addition to taking over Rickenbacker Field, the United States Army Air Forces purchased a parcel of land just north of the airfield for a cantonment area.