Nonstop flight route between McComb, Mississippi, United States and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB), McComb, Mississippi, United States and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,078 miles (or 1,736 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 McComb-Pike County Airport and McGuire AFB, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB):

• McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,045 miles (17,774 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) is Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) WNW of MCB.
• Because of McComb-Pike County Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at McComb-Pike County 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 "McComb-Pike County Airport", another name for MCB is "John E. Lewis Field".

Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):

• 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 Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
• Fort Dix Army Air Base was phased down in the fall of 1945 and was placed on Temporary Inactive Status on 15 February 1945.
• 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".
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
• 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.
• Developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers and scientists, SAGE monitored North American skies for possible attack by manned aircraft and missiles for 25 years.