Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,760 miles (or 10,879 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 Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG):

• The furthest airport from Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,468 miles (18,456 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksonville Executive at Craig 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 Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG) is Naval Station Mayport (NRB), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NE of CRG.
• The United States Navy's Blue Angels performed their first airshow at Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport on June 15, 1946.
• Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG) has 2 runways.
• Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, formerly known as Craig Municipal Airport, is a public airport located eight miles east of the central business district of Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida, United States.

Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
• On 26 December 1940, implementing the Hepburn Board's recommendations, a pioneer party of 80 men and 2,000 short tons of equipment sailed for Wake Island from Oahu.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island 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 furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.