Nonstop flight route between GuayaramerĂn, Bolivia and Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between GuayaramerĂn Airport (GYA), GuayaramerĂn, Bolivia and Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,094 miles (or 6,589 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 GuayaramerĂn Airport and Volk Field Air National Guard Base, 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 GuayaramerĂn Airport and Volk Field Air National Guard Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYA / SLGY |
Airport Name: | GuayaramerĂn Airport |
Location: | GuayaramerĂn, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°49'18"S by 65°20'44"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 557 feet (170 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYA |
More Information: | GYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOK / KVOK |
Airport Name: | Volk Field Air National Guard Base |
Location: | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°56'20"N by 90°15'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 912 feet (278 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VOK |
More Information: | VOK Maps & Info |
Facts about GuayaramerĂn Airport (GYA):
- GuayaramerĂn Airport (GYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from GuayaramerĂn Airport (GYA) is Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), which is nearly antipodal to GuayaramerĂn Airport (meaning GuayaramerĂn Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Princesa International Airport), and is located 12,148 miles (19,550 kilometers) away in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines.
- Because of GuayaramerĂn Airport's relatively low elevation of 557 feet, planes can take off or land at GuayaramerĂn 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 GuayaramerĂn Airport (GYA) is Riberalta Airport (RIB), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of GYA.
Facts about Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK):
- At around midnight on 25 October 1962, a guard at the Duluth Sector Direction Center saw a figure climbing the security fence.
- The closest airport to Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of VOK.
- Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Volk Field Air National Guard Base's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at Volk Field Air National Guard Base 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.
- In 1989 the site was re-designated a Combat Readiness Training Center.
- During the Cuban missile crisis a majority of B-47 bombers with capability to drop nuclear payloads were "dispersed" to Volk, among other bases, to make it harder for the Soviets to threaten USAF assets.
- The furthest airport from Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.