Nonstop flight route between Barisal, Bangladesh and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barisal Airport (BZL), Barisal, Bangladesh and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,989 miles (or 12,857 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 Barisal Airport 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 Barisal Airport 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: | BZL / VGBR |
Airport Name: | Barisal Airport |
Location: | Barisal, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'3"N by 90°18'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZL |
More Information: | BZL 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 Barisal Airport (BZL):
- Because of Barisal Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Barisal 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 airport is located close to Barisal city in Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila.
- The furthest airport from Barisal Airport (BZL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Barisal Airport (BZL) is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) N of BZL.
- In 2007, the airport played a significant role during the relief operation in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, thus virtually saving thousands of lives of the cyclone affected people.
- Barisal Airport (BZL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about McGuire AFB (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".
- In late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
- In 1959, Air Defense Command deployed the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile to McGuire AFB.
- As of the 2010 United States Census, the McGuire Air Force Base CDP had a total population of 3,710, of which 737 were in New Hanover Township and 2,973 were in North Hanover Township.
- After the United States' entry into World War II, Fort Dix Army Air Base was used as a training and facility for numerous service units under First Air Force.
- McGuire hosts the flying needs of its mission partners on JB MDL.
- 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 closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- McGuire originated in 1941 as Fort Dix Army Air Force Base.
- 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.