Nonstop flight route between Ironwood, Michigan, United States and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD), Ironwood, Michigan, United States and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,472 miles (or 2,368 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 Gogebic-Iron County Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWD / KIWD |
Airport Name: | Gogebic-Iron County Airport |
Location: | Ironwood, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°31'39"N by 90°7'53"W |
Area Served: | Ironwood, Michigan / Ashland, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Gogebic County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1230 feet (375 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWD |
More Information: | IWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD):
- Frontier Express provided service to Rhinelander, continuing on to Milwaukee until March 8, 2012.
- The airport has not had scheduled commercial airline service since January 31, 2014, when Great Lakes Airlines discontinued its service to Minneapolis/St.
- Gogebic-Iron County Airport covers an area of 1,180 acres at an elevation of 1,230 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of IWD.
- Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,857 miles (17,473 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- Born in Phoenix in 1897, the "Arizona Balloon Buster" scored 18 aerial victories during World War I in the skies over France.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.
- Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".