Nonstop flight route between Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY), Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 683 miles (or 1,099 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 MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield and McGuire AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIY / KLHW |
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| Location: | Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°53'21"N by 81°33'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIY |
| More Information: | LIY 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 MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY):
- A new 13,825-square-foot terminal building contains a civilian fixed base operation terminal and a military operations building which is leased to the Army Corps of Engineers.
- In the postwar years, the Army utilized the camp during the summer for the training of National Guard units.
- The furthest airport from MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,461 miles (18,445 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield", another name for LIY is "LHW".
- The peak utilization of Stewart AAF took place in the spring of 1944, during the build up for the invasion of Europe when over 55,000 men were present.
- MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) has 4 runways.
- MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield is a joint public and military use airport at Fort Stewart, a United States Army post located near the city of Hinesville in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.
- The closest airport to MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of LIY.
- Because of MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright 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.
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
- 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.
- 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.
- As of the 2010 United States Census, the McGuire Air Force Base CDP had a total population of 3,710, of which 737 were in New Hanover Township and 2,973 were in North Hanover Township.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- The Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
- Air Technical Service Command began using the base in 1943 overhauling, servicing and preparing aircraft for overseas shipment to North Africa and to the United Kingdom.
- 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.
