Nonstop flight route between Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States and Kingman, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States and Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,390 miles (or 2,236 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 Volk Field Air National Guard Base and Kingman Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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

• In 1989 the site was re-designated a Combat Readiness Training Center.
• 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.
• Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• The intruder was later identified as a black bear, not the Soviet saboteurs in advance of a nuclear attack the sentry was expecting.
• 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.

Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):

• General sales were conducted from these centers.
• After the Depot 41 did its job, the airfield was turned over to Mohave County to be used as an airport for the county.
• Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
• The Kingman Army Airfield Historical Society was also established, creating a museum to preserve the field's history with artifacts, photos, and displays.
• The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
• Kingman Army Airfield was established as a training base for Army Air Force aerial gunners.
• After 1945 there was no need for a gunnery school - or for the airplanes that carried the guns.
• In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.