Nonstop flight route between Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Maryborough, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Maryborough Airport (MBH), Maryborough, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,519 miles (or 15,320 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 NAS JRB Willow Grove and Maryborough 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 NAS JRB Willow Grove and Maryborough Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX):

• Because of NAS JRB Willow Grove's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS JRB Willow Grove 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.
• After the start of World War II, the United States purchased the property, under threat of eminent domain.
• The airfield shut down on March 31, 2011.
• On February 29, 2008, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania released a report detailing a plan for a joint interagency installation, with a mission of national defense, homeland security and emergency preparedness.
• NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Currently, the 111th Fighter Wing, operating the A-10 Thunderbolt II, has lost all its aircraft to other ANG Squadrons under BRAC.
• The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
• The furthest airport from NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Maryborough Airport (MBH):

• The furthest airport from Maryborough Airport (MBH) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Maryborough Airport (MBH) has 2 runways.
• Because of Maryborough Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Maryborough 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 closest airport to Maryborough Airport (MBH) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of MBH.