Nonstop flight route between Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,948 miles (or 6,353 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 Bucholz Army Airfield and New Stuyahok 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 Bucholz Army Airfield and New Stuyahok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):

• Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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.
• Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• The USAAF combat units remained until fall, 1944 until being moved forwards into the Marianas, being assigned to airfields on Guam and Saipan.
• The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.

Facts about New Stuyahok Airport (KNW):

• The furthest airport from New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,679 miles (17,186 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "New Stuyahok Airport", another name for KNW is "New Stuyahok Airport (new location)".
• New Stuyahok Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of New Stuyahok, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S.
• New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of New Stuyahok Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at New Stuyahok 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 New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KNW.