Nonstop flight route between Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Woja, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Woja Airport (WJA), Woja, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,226 miles (or 11,630 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 Woja 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 Woja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NXX / KNXX |
Airport Name: | NAS JRB Willow Grove |
Location: | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | NXX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJA / |
Airport Name: | Woja Airport |
Location: | Woja, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°27'2"N by 168°33'0"E |
Area Served: | Woja, Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
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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.
- NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- On May 28, 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure commission recommended that NAS JRB Willow Grove be closed as part of the 2005 BRAC round, that the tenant Air Force Reserve Command airlift wing be inactivated and that Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve flying units relocate to McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey as tenant units.
- Final closure of NAS JRB Willow Grove occurred on September 15, 2011.
- The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
- 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.
- Currently, the 111th Fighter Wing, operating the A-10 Thunderbolt II, has lost all its aircraft to other ANG Squadrons under BRAC.
- 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 Woja Airport (WJA):
- The furthest airport from Woja Airport (WJA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Woja Airport (meaning Woja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Woja Airport (WJA) is Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ESE of WJA.