Nonstop flight route between Tabriz, Iran and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tabriz International Airport (TBZ), Tabriz, Iran and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,868 miles (or 9,444 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 Tabriz International 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 Tabriz International 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 Tabriz International Airport (TBZ):

• The furthest airport from Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Tabriz International Airport's high elevation of 4,459 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TBZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TBZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) is Ardabil Airport (ADU), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) E of TBZ.
• Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) has 2 runways.

Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):

• Military Air Transport Service took over jurisdiction of McGuire AFB on 1 July 1954 and took over the flight line of McGuire in 1956, with the ADC interceptors being reassigned.
• SAC activated the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at the newly re-designated McGuire Air Force Base on 10 November 1948.
• In 1959, Air Defense Command deployed the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile to McGuire AFB.
• In late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
• The Twin Mustangs of the 52d FW were replaced by the ADC 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952.
• 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.
• Developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers and scientists, SAGE monitored North American skies for possible attack by manned aircraft and missiles for 25 years.
• 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.