Nonstop flight route between Jinka, Ethiopia and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO), Jinka, Ethiopia and NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,081 miles (or 11,395 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 Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) and NAS JRB Willow Grove, 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 Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) and NAS JRB Willow Grove. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCO / HABC |
| Airport Name: | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) |
| Location: | Jinka, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°46'58"N by 36°33'43"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCO |
| More Information: | BCO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NXX / KNXX |
| Airport Name: | NAS JRB Willow Grove |
| Location: | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NXX |
| More Information: | NXX Maps & Info |
Facts about Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO):
- Because of Baco Airport (Jinka Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Baco Airport (Jinka 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 Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) is Arba Minch Airport (AMH), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) ENE of BCO.
- The furthest airport from Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (meaning Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,027 miles (19,356 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX):
- The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
- The furthest airport from NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On May 28, 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure commission recommended that NAS JRB Willow Grove be closed as part of the 2005 BRAC round, that the tenant Air Force Reserve Command airlift wing be inactivated and that Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve flying units relocate to McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey as tenant units.
- Because of NAS JRB Willow Grove's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS JRB Willow Grove 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.
- Currently, the 111th Fighter Wing, operating the A-10 Thunderbolt II, has lost all its aircraft to other ANG Squadrons under BRAC.
- NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
