Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Aksu, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Aksu Airport (AKU), Aksu, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,716 miles (or 10,808 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 Beale Air Force Base and Aksu 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 Beale Air Force Base and Aksu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKU / ZWAK |
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Location: | Aksu, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'45"N by 80°17'30"E |
Area Served: | Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3816 feet (1,163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKU |
More Information: | AKU Maps & Info |
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The base is named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale, an American Navy Lieutenant and a Brigadier General in the California Militia who was an explorer and frontiersman in California.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- In September 1962, the 851st SMS became the last Titan I Squadron to achieve alert status.
- 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.
- As a complete training environment, Camp Beale had tank maneuvers, mortar and rifle ranges, a bombardier-navigator training, and chemical warfare classes.
- Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
- Beale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 8 miles east of Marysville, California.
Facts about Aksu Airport (AKU):
- In addition to being known as "Aksu Airport", other names for AKU include "阿克苏机场" and "Ākèsù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Aksu Airport (AKU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Aksu Airport (AKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aksu Airport (AKU) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) ENE of AKU.