Nonstop flight route between Lewoleba, Indonesia and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wonopito Airport (LWE), Lewoleba, Indonesia and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,034 miles (or 16,148 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 Wonopito Airport and McGuire AFB, 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 Wonopito Airport and McGuire AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWE / WATW |
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| Location: | Lewoleba, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'26"S by 122°14'12"E |
| Area Served: | Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWE |
| More Information: | LWE 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 Wonopito Airport (LWE):
- Because of Wonopito Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Wonopito 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 "Wonopito Airport", another name for LWE is "Bandar Udara Wai Oti".
- Wonopito Airport (LWE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Frans Seda Airport (MOF), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of LWE.
- The furthest airport from Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Wonopito Airport (meaning Wonopito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- The host unit at McGuire AFB is the 87th Air Base Wing, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, AMC..
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- 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 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 supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles in the world, and were equipped with a W40 nuclear warhead.
- McGuire the only base in both the Air Mobility Command and the entire U.S.
