Nonstop flight route between Burlington, Vermont, United States and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 317 miles (or 509 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 Burlington International Airport and McGuire AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):

• On May 11, 1971 Burlington voters approved a $1.25 Million bond for a new 40,000-sq/ft terminal.
• Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington International 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.
• Burlington International Airport covers an area of 942 acres at an elevation of 335 feet above mean sea level.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 640,790 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, a decrease of 8.5% from the 700,592 enplanements in 2009.
• The closest airport to Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
• Burlington International Airport serves the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area, which contained over 206,000 residents as of 2006 U.S.
• The airport was in the process of expanding the parking garage by adding two more levels on the north end.

Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):

• The base had its first permanent Army Air Force occupant in November 1941 when the 59th Observation Group took up station on 14 November.
• Air Technical Service Command began using the base in 1943 overhauling, servicing and preparing aircraft for overseas shipment to North Africa and to the United Kingdom.
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• With the departure of the 91st SRW, control of McGuire AFB was reassigned to Continental Air Command.
• In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
• The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles in the world, and were equipped with a W40 nuclear warhead.
• Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
• Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.