Nonstop flight route between Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States and Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States and Barra International Airport (BRR), Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,514 miles (or 5,656 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 Volk Field Air National Guard Base and Barra International 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 Volk Field Air National Guard Base and Barra International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK):

• The furthest airport from Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) is Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of VOK.
• By 1903 the camp had expanded to over 800 acres and was used for training by the then reorganized National Guard.
• Because of Volk Field Air National Guard Base's relatively low elevation of 912 feet, planes can take off or land at Volk Field Air National Guard Base 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 1954 the federal government leased the field from the State of Wisconsin for use as a permanent field training site.
• The origin of the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center can be traced back to 1888 when the State Adjutant General, General Chandler Chapman, purchased a site for a rifle range and offered it to the state for a camp.
• Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The intruder was later identified as a black bear, not the Soviet saboteurs in advance of a nuclear attack the sentry was expecting.

Facts about Barra International Airport (BRR):

• Barra International Airport is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the north tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
• Barra International Airport handled 10,415 passengers last year.
• Twin Otter landing at Barra Airport
• Barra International Airport also has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• The furthest airport from Barra International Airport (BRR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,712 miles (18,849 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Barra International Airport (BRR) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Barra International Airport (BRR) is Benbecula Airport (BEB), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) N of BRR.
• Because of Barra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Barra International 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 "Barra International Airport", another name for BRR is "Port-adhair Bharraigh".