Nonstop flight route between Maewo, Vanuatu and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF), Maewo, Vanuatu and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,319 miles (or 13,388 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 Maewo-Naone 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 Maewo-Naone Airport and McGuire AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF):

• The closest airport to Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) is Longana Airport (LOD), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of MWF.
• The furthest airport from Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is nearly antipodal to Maewo-Naone Airport (meaning Maewo-Naone Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sélibaby Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Sélibaby, Mauritania.

Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):

• In late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
• 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.
• McGuire hosts the flying needs of its mission partners on JB MDL.
• SAC activated the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at the newly re-designated McGuire Air Force Base on 10 November 1948.
• These squadrons flew a variety of ADC interceptors in the 1950s, starting with the F-94 Starfire in 1952, upgrading to the F-84 Thunderjet in 1953, and finally the interceptor F-86D Sabre later in 1953.
• 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.
• Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
• McGuire Air Force Base was established as Fort Dix Airport in 1937 and first opened to military aircraft on 9 January 1941.
• MATS activities at the base began on 1 July 1954 with the 1611th Air Transport Wing being activated.