Nonstop flight route between Laramie, Wyoming, United States and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laramie Regional Airport (LAR), Laramie, Wyoming, United States and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,623 miles (or 2,612 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 Laramie Regional Airport and McGuire AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAR / KLAR |
| Airport Name: | Laramie Regional Airport |
| Location: | Laramie, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°18'42"N by 105°40'29"W |
| Area Served: | Laramie, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Laramie Regional Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7284 feet (2,220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAR |
| More Information: | LAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRI / KWRI |
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| Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRI |
| More Information: | WRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Laramie Regional Airport (LAR):
- Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Laramie Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,284 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,814 miles (17,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) ESE of LAR.
- The area has many businesses and the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Technical Institute.
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- With the closure of the Bomarc site, the by then renamed Aerospace Defense Command ended its activities at McGuire AFB.
- After the United States' entry into World War II, Fort Dix Army Air Base was used as a training and facility for numerous service units under First Air Force.
- The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- With the departure of the 91st SRW, control of McGuire AFB was reassigned to Continental Air Command.
- The 305th Air Mobility Wing along with the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, 108th Air Refueling Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing, and the 514th Air Mobility Wing, has supported every major type of air mobility mission over the past 15 years.
- These squadrons flew a variety of ADC interceptors in the 1950s, starting with the F-94 Starfire in 1952, upgrading to the F-84 Thunderjet in 1953, and finally the interceptor F-86D Sabre later in 1953.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
