Nonstop flight route between Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°24'6"N by 77°59'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Distance from MRB to AIN:
3,497.48 miles (5,628.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,497 miles (or 5,629 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 Eastern WV Regional Airport and Wainwright Airport, 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 Eastern WV Regional Airport and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRB / KMRB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°24'6"N by 77°59'4"W |
| Area Served: | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern WV Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 565 feet (172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRB |
| More Information: | MRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB):
- In addition to being known as "Eastern WV Regional Airport", another name for MRB is "Shepherd Field".
- The airport is mostly used for general aviation.
- Because of Eastern WV Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Eastern WV Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,620 miles (18,701 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) is Winchester Regional Airport (WGO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of MRB.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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 "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.77 miles (31.82 km) SSW | Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) | Winchester, Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 25.27 miles (40.66 km) NNE | Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | |
| 3 | 31.99 miles (51.48 km) SE | Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 32.60 miles (52.46 km) E | Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) | Frederick, Maryland, United States | |
| 5 | 36.43 miles (58.63 km) SSW | Front Royal–Warren County Airport (FRR) | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 42.45 miles (68.31 km) SE | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 43.93 miles (70.69 km) WNW | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | |
| 8 | 46.66 miles (75.10 km) ESE | Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 48.47 miles (78.01 km) NE | Gettysburg Regional Airport (GTY) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 53.33 miles (85.83 km) SSE | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 53.33 miles (85.83 km) SSE | Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 63.39 miles (102.02 km) SE | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States | |
| 13 | 63.91 miles (102.85 km) ESE | College Park Airport (CGS) | College Park, Maryland, United States | |
| 14 | 64.12 miles (103.19 km) SE | Davison Army Airfield (DAA) | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 64.31 miles (103.49 km) NNW | Altoona–Blair County Airport (AOO) | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,620.13 miles (18,700.74 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,596.66 miles (18,662.97 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,580.12 miles (18,636.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,571.78 miles (18,622.93 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,523.61 miles (18,545.40 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,515.84 miles (18,532.90 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,511.52 miles (18,525.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,500.96 miles (18,508.95 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,485.23 miles (18,483.64 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,468.17 miles (18,456.18 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,407.21 miles (18,358.08 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,373.41 miles (18,303.69 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,365.71 miles (18,291.30 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,357.90 miles (18,278.72 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,288.58 miles (18,167.16 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |