Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Melangguane Airport (MNA), Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,196 miles (or 11,580 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 Melangguane 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 Melangguane 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: | MNA / WAMN |
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| Location: | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'24"N by 126°40'22"E |
| Area Served: | Melangguane, Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MNA |
| More Information: | MNA Maps & Info |
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.
- The 456th SAW continued the mission of strategic bombardment and missile readiness training.
- Eventually excess land from the former Army Camp was sold off to the public.
- The host unit at Beale is the 9th Reconnaissance Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command and part of Twelfth Air Force.
- The Air Force activated the 851st Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 April 1961.
- In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
- 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.
- Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- On 8 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established Beale as an operational USAF base.
Facts about Melangguane Airport (MNA):
- In addition to being known as "Melangguane Airport", another name for MNA is "Bandara Melonguane".
- The furthest airport from Melangguane Airport (MNA) is Altamira Airport (ATM), which is nearly antipodal to Melangguane Airport (meaning Melangguane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Altamira Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Altamira, Pará, Brazil.
- Because of Melangguane Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Melangguane Airport 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.
- The closest airport to Melangguane Airport (MNA) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) WSW of MNA.
- Melangguane Airport (MNA) currently has only 1 runway.
