Nonstop flight route between Texarkana, Arkansas, United States and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK), Texarkana, Arkansas, United States and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,571 miles (or 2,529 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 relatively short distance between Texarkana Regional Airport and Beale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TXK / KTXK |
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| Location: | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°27'12"N by 93°59'27"W |
| Area Served: | Texarkana |
| Operator/Owner: | Texarkana Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TXK |
| More Information: | TXK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
| More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK):
- The furthest airport from Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Texarkana Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Texarkana Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Texarkana Regional Airport", another name for TXK is "Webb Field".
- Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) is Magnolia Municipal Airport (AGO), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) ESE of TXK.
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- In 1962, in order to retain the lineage of its MAJCOM 4-digit combat units and to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive bombardment units with illustrious World War II records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its MAJCOM strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activate AFCON units, most of which were inactive at the time which could carry a lineage and history.
- The 940th Wing is a Reconnaissance, Command & Control and Intelligence unit assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve.
- In May 1959, Colonel Paul K.
- The 456th SAW continued the mission of strategic bombardment and missile readiness training.
- On 16 May 1964, Defense Secretary McNamara directed the accelerated phaseout of the Atlas and Titan I ICBMs.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
- On 30 January 1959, the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
- The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is composed of four groups at Beale and various overseas operating locations.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Camp Beale also housed a German POW camp, and served as the main camp for a series of satellite POW camps around northern California.
- On 24 May 1962, during a contractor checkout, a blast rocked launcher 1 at complex 4C at Chico, destroying a Titan I and causing heavy damage to the silo.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
