Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and South Wood County Airport (ISW), Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,657 miles (or 2,667 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 Beale Air Force Base and South Wood County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):

• In 1959 Air Defense Command established a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Beale AFB.
• At Beale, the 17th continued global strategic bombardment alert to 30 June 1976 when it was inactivated as part of the phaseout of the B-52 at Beale.
• Beale AFB is the home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and located outside of Linda, about 10 miles east of the towns of Marysville and Yuba City and about 40 miles north of Sacramento.
• 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.
• Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
• On 16 May 1964, Defense Secretary McNamara directed the accelerated phaseout of the Atlas and Titan I ICBMs.
• In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
• Beale Air Force Base covers nearly 23,000 acres of rolling hills in northern California.
• On 30 January 1959, the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
• The Air Force activated the 851st Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 April 1961.
• 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.

Facts about South Wood County Airport (ISW):

• Alexander Field was built for Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company subsidiary Tri-Cities Airways in October 1928 and named after it's executive John Alexander.
• The furthest airport from South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,927 miles (17,585 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• South Wood County Airport, also known as Alexander Field, is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Wisconsin Rapids, a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.
• South Wood County Airport covers an area of 435 acres at an elevation of 1,021 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to South Wood County Airport (ISW) is Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of ISW.
• South Wood County Airport (ISW) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "South Wood County Airport", another name for ISW is "Alexander Field".