Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Mackall Army Airfield (HFF), Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,994 miles (or 12,865 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Mackall 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Mackall Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFF / KHFF |
Airport Name: | Mackall Army Airfield |
Location: | Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'11"N by 79°29'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HFF |
More Information: | HFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- The Japanese managed to contain the marines on two beachheads, but their counter-attack failed.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- Three days after North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, the 19th Bomb Group deployed B-29s to Andersen to begin bombing targets throughout South Korea.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Additionally, the 41st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the Pacific Air Forces, along with its F-86s, was stationed at Andersen from August 1956 until it was inactivated in March 1960.
- Operation Linebacker II continued the mission of Operation Arc Light, and was most notable for its 11-day bombing campaign between 18 and 29 December 1972, in which more than 150 B-52 bombers flew 729 sorties in 11 days.
- Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force.
Facts about Mackall Army Airfield (HFF):
- Originally named Camp Hoffman, on February 8, 1943, General Order Number 6 renamed the facility Camp Mackall in honor of Private John Thomas Mackall.
- Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,603 miles (18,673 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) is Moore County Airport (SOP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of HFF.
- Because of Mackall Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackall 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.
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