Nonstop flight route between Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Nashua, New Hampshire, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Nashua Airport (ASH), Nashua, New Hampshire, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 394 miles (or 634 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport and Nashua Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):

• Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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 1945, NASA's predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, established a rocket launch site on Wallops Island under the direction of the Langley Research Center.
• The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
• The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The WFF Research Airport is located on the Main Base.
• In the early years, research at Wallops concentrated on obtaining aerodynamic data at transonic and low supersonic speeds.

Facts about Nashua Airport (ASH):

• In addition to being known as "Nashua Airport", another name for ASH is "Boire Field".
• The closest airport to Nashua Airport (ASH) is Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of ASH.
• The second-floor Midfield Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch from 7 AM to 2 PM, 7 days a week.
• In 1943 it was named Boire Field, after Ensign Paul Boire, who was Nashua's first casualty in World War II.
• Because of Nashua Airport's relatively low elevation of 199 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashua 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 airport's control tower was built in 1972.
• The furthest airport from Nashua Airport (ASH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• There is space for 441 aircraft located on the field.
• Nashua Airport (ASH) currently has only 1 runway.