Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Frenchville, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK), Frenchville, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 767 miles (or 1,234 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Northern Aroostook Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INR / |
| Airport Name: | Kincheloe Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from INR |
| More Information: | INR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WFK / KFVE |
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| Location: | Frenchville, Maine, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°17'8"N by 68°18'46"W |
| Area Served: | Frenchville, Maine |
| Operator/Owner: | Northern Aroostook Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 988 feet (301 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WFK |
| More Information: | WFK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):
- On 18 August 1955, the 534th ADS was inactivated and immediately replaced by the 507th Fighter Group in a name-only re-designation.
- The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
- On 16 February 1953, the first operational ADC unit, the 534th Air Defense Group was activated at Kinross AFB.
- The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1962, in order to retain the lineage of its MAJCOM 4-digit combat units and to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive bombardment units with illustrious World War II records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its MAJCOM strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activate AFCON units, most of which were inactive at the time which could carry a lineage and history.
- In the 1950s, the Air Force adopted a policy of dispersing Strategic Air Command bombers and tankers.
Facts about Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK):
- Because of Northern Aroostook Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Aroostook Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Northern Aroostook Regional Airport", another name for WFK is "FVE".
- The closest airport to Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) is Saint-Léonard Aerodrome (YSL), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of WFK.
- Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Northern Aroostook Regional Airport covers an area of 533 acres which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,601 x 75 ft asphalt surface.
- The furthest airport from Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
