Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Barrow, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW), Barrow, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,186 miles (or 5,127 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• On 1 October 1976, the base was transferred to Tactical Air Command after 30 years under SAC.
• Other military activities and federal agencies using the base include Navy Operational Support Center Tucson, a detachment of the Naval Air Systems Command, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On 2 March 1949, the Lucky Lady II, a B-50A of the 43d Bombardment Wing, completed the first nonstop round-the-world flight, having covered 23,452 miles in 94 hours and 1 minute.
• One of the wing's tenant units, the 55th Electronic Combat Group, is tasked to provide command, control and communications countermeasures in support of tactical forces with its EC-130H aircraft.
• The base was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• On 1 October 1991, the 355 TTW was redesignated as the 355th Fighter Wing in tune with the Air Force's Objective Wing philosophy.

Facts about Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW):

• The closest airport to Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of BRW.
• The furthest airport from Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,301 miles (16,578 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial 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.