Nonstop flight route between Miles City, Montana, United States and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Miles City Airport (MLS), Miles City, Montana, United States and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,145 miles (or 8,280 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 Miles City Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Miles City Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Miles City Airport (MLS):

• The closest airport to Miles City Airport (MLS) is Dawson Community Airport (GDV), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NE of MLS.
• The furthest airport from Miles City Airport (MLS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,496 miles (16,892 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Miles City Airport (MLS) has 2 runways.
• Frank Wiley Field covers 1,640 acres at an elevation of 2,630 feet.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 264 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 891 in 2009 and 1,033 in 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Miles City Airport", another name for MLS is "Frank Wiley Field".

Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island 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.
• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• The first intention to build an air base surfaced in 1935, when Pan American World Airways selected Wake Island as an intermediate support base for their routes to the Far East, especially the Philippines.
• British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.