Nonstop flight route between Chanute, Kansas, United States and Dover, Delaware, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU), Chanute, Kansas, United States and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,087 miles (or 1,749 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 Chanute Martin Johnson Airport and Dover Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNU / KCNU |
Airport Name: | Chanute Martin Johnson Airport |
Location: | Chanute, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'8"N by 95°29'5"W |
Area Served: | Chanute, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chanute |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1002 feet (305 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNU |
More Information: | CNU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV |
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Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DOV |
More Information: | DOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU):
- Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,711 miles (17,238 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) is Tri-City Airport (PPF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CNU.
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing of the Air Mobility Command, known as the "Eagle Wing", and the AMC-gained 512th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, referred to as the "Liberty Wing".
- The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
- Dover Airfield was reactivated on 1 August 1950 as a result of the Korean War and the expansion of the United States Air Force in response to the Soviet threat in the Cold War.
- When war broke out between Israel and the combine forces of Egypt and Syria on October 13, 1973 the 436 MAW responded with a 32-day airlift that delivered 22,305 tons of munitions and military equipment to Israel.
- In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
- Dover AFB is also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.
- In 1992, with the disestablishment of Military Air Command, Dover AFB was transferred to the newly established Air Mobility Command and the 436 MAW and 512 MAW were redesignated as the 436th Airlift Wing and the 512th Airlift Wing, respectively.
- The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and assumed jurisdiction over the municipal airport at Dover, Delaware.