Nonstop flight route between Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States and Minot, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC), Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,430 miles (or 2,302 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 Naukati Bay Seaplane Base and Minot Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC):

• In addition to being known as "Naukati Bay Seaplane Base", other names for WNC include "(Nichin Cove Seaplane Base)" and "AK62".
• Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,627 miles (17,103 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC) is Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of WNC.
• Because of Naukati Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Naukati Bay Seaplane 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.

Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1961, the Air Force selected the land around Minot for a new Minuteman I ICBM complex.
• The 4th Post Attack Command & Control Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, SD maintained several EC-135 "Looking Glass" Aircraft on an alert at MAFB for coverage of the missile squadrons as a secondary Launch Control Center.
• The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
• Minot Air Force Base is a U.S.
• The 91st Missile Wing of the Global Strike Command is responsible for maintaining the Minuteman III nuclear missiles, located in three main fields to the north, west, and south of the base.
• A Semi Automatic Ground Environment facility was built and activated in June 1961.
• In 1993 control of the ICBM force was transferred by ACC to Air Force Space Command.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".