Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Korla, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,594 miles (or 10,612 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 Korla 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 Korla 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: | KRL / ZWKL | 
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| Location: | Korla, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 86°8'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Korla, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRL | 
| More Information: | KRL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
 - Beale AFB was established in 1942 as Camp Beale and 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.
 - In 1948, Camp Beale became Beale AFB, its mission being to train bombardier navigators in radar techniques.
 - The Air Force activated the 851st Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 April 1961.
 - The 100 ARW remained at Beale until 15 March 1983 its assets absorbed by the senior 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, which became a composite wing under the one-base, one-wing concept.
 - 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 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.
 
Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):
- Korla Airport (KRL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Korla Airport (KRL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of KRL.
 - In addition to being known as "Korla Airport", other names for KRL include "库尔勒机场" and "Kù'ěrlè Jīchǎng".
 
