Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Moruya, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Moruya Airport (MYA), Moruya, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,493 miles (or 13,668 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Moruya 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Moruya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):

• In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
• During World War II, Fort Warren was the training center for up to 20,000 of the Quartermaster Corps.
• The Warren III site, designed for nine SM-65E Atlas missiles would be scattered over a 60-square-mile area at single "coffin" launch sites.
• The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
• In 1898, the Spanish-American War renewed importance to the post.
• Unlike most Air Force Bases, Warren AFB has no runway for fixed-wing aircraft.
• In 1884 Fort Russell was made a permanent post, because of its strategic location.
• In 1906, Secretary of War William Howard Taft recommended Fort Russell expand to a brigade-size post.

Facts about Moruya Airport (MYA):

• The closest airport to Moruya Airport (MYA) is Canberra Airport (CBR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NW of MYA.
• The furthest airport from Moruya Airport (MYA) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Moruya Airport (meaning Moruya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,245 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• Moruya Airport (MYA) has 2 runways.
• Because of Moruya Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Moruya 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.