Nonstop flight route between Rogers, Arkansas, United States and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG), Rogers, Arkansas, United States and Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,310 miles (or 10,155 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 Rogers Municipal Airport and Bucholz Army 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 Rogers Municipal Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG):

• Rogers Municipal Airport covers an area of 460 acres at an elevation of 1,359 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of ROG.
• The furthest airport from Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,784 miles (17,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Rogers Municipal Airport", another name for ROG is "Carter Field".
• Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):

• The USAAF combat units remained until fall, 1944 until being moved forwards into the Marianas, being assigned to airfields on Guam and Saipan.
• As of 2009, Bucholz Army Airfield is still operated by the United States Army.
• The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army 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 Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
• After the war, the United States used Kwajalein as a main command center and preparation base for Operation Crossroads and an extensive series of nuclear tests at the Marshalls' atolls of Bikini and Enewetak.
• After the seizure from the Japanese, Kwajalein was developed into a major American base and staging area for further campaigns in the advance on the Japanese homeland.