Nonstop flight route between Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Harry Stern Airport (WAH), Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,276 miles (or 2,054 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 Harry Stern Airport and Moody Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Harry Stern Airport (WAH):

• Because of Harry Stern Airport's relatively low elevation of 968 feet, planes can take off or land at Harry Stern 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.
• The closest airport to Harry Stern Airport (WAH) is Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of WAH.
• The furthest airport from Harry Stern Airport (WAH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,574 miles (17,018 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Harry Stern Airport (WAH) has 2 runways.
• Harry Stern Airport covers an area of 585 acres at an elevation of 968 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Harry Stern Airport", another name for WAH is "BWP".

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
• As part of the implementation of the Objective Wing concept, the 347th was redesignated as the 347th Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991.
• Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
• Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.
• In 1965, the Cessna T-41A, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody and was used in the initial phases of student training.
• In September 1944, Moody began replacing the AT-10 with the TB-25 Mitchell.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.