Nonstop flight route between Læsø, Denmark and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laesoe Airfield (BYR), Læsø, Denmark and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,804 miles (or 6,122 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 Laesoe Airfield and McGuire AFB, 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 Laesoe Airfield and McGuire AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYR / EKLS |
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Location: | Læsø, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°16'36"N by 10°59'58"E |
Area Served: | Læsø |
Operator/Owner: | Læsø Kommune |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYR |
More Information: | BYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRI / KWRI |
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Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from WRI |
More Information: | WRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Laesoe Airfield (BYR):
- The furthest airport from Laesoe Airfield (BYR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Laesoe Airfield's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Laesoe Airfield 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 Laesoe Airfield (BYR) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WNW of BYR.
- Laesoe Airfield (BYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Laesoe Airfield", another name for BYR is "Læsø Flyveplads".
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- 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 52d Fighter Wing, All Weather was assigned to the base, being moved from Mitchel Field, Long Island on 4 October 1949.
- MATS activities at the base began on 1 July 1954 with the 1611th Air Transport Wing being activated.
- The Twin Mustangs of the 52d FW were replaced by the ADC 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952.
- Fort Dix Army Air Base was phased down in the fall of 1945 and was placed on Temporary Inactive Status on 15 February 1945.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- The NYADS was reassigned from 26th AD on 1 April 1966 to First Air Force, until 30 September 1968 when both the sector was inactivated along with DC-01, when budget restrictions along with when technology advances allowed the Air Force to shut down many SAGE Data Centers.
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- The 305th Air Mobility Wing along with the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, 108th Air Refueling Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing, and the 514th Air Mobility Wing, has supported every major type of air mobility mission over the past 15 years.