Nonstop flight route between Marshall, Alaska, United States and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL), Marshall, Alaska, United States and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,777 miles (or 6,078 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 Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL):

• Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,509 miles (16,913 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport", other names for MLL include "MLL[1]" and "MDM".
• The closest airport to Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) is Russian Mission Airport (RSH), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of MLL.
• Because of Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Marshall Don Hunter Sr. 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.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• On 1 September 1946 as a result of the drawdown of United States forces after World War II, Dover Army Airfield, was placed on temporary inactive status.
• Some of the more memorable flights during the post-war period included the airdrop and test firing of a Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile and the delivery of a 40-ton superconducting magnet to Moscow during the Cold War, for which the crew received the Mackay Trophy.
• Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• When war broke out between Israel and the combine forces of Egypt and Syria on October 13, 1973 the 436 MAW responded with a 32-day airlift that delivered 22,305 tons of munitions and military equipment to Israel.
• By 2008, the air traffic tower serving the airfield, built in 1955, was the oldest such tower in use in the United States Air Force.
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Two sections of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron warehouse collapsed on February 18, 2003, as a result of a record snow storm.