Nonstop flight route between Napakiak, Alaska, United States and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Napakiak Airport (WNA), Napakiak, Alaska, United States and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,819 miles (or 6,146 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 Napakiak Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base, 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 Napakiak Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Napakiak Airport (WNA):

• Because of Napakiak Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Napakiak 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.
• Napakiak Airport (WNA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Napakiak Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 3,248 by 60 feet.
• The furthest airport from Napakiak Airport (WNA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,590 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Napakiak Airport (WNA) is Napaskiak Airport (PKA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of WNA.

Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• On September 17, 1931, the first ACTS training occurred at Maxwell Field.
• The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• In September 1927 Hill met with Major General Mason M.
• Maxwell AFB is also the site of Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery.
• The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
• Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.
• By early 1928 the decision of the attack group had come down to Shreveport, Louisiana, and Montgomery.