Nonstop flight route between Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robins Air Force Base (WRB), Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 468 miles (or 753 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 Robins Air Force Base and Palm Beach County Park Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Robins Air Force Base (WRB):

• The closest airport to Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of WRB.
• In addition to being known as "Robins Air Force Base", another name for WRB is "Robins AFB".
• In June 1941, after much competition, the War Department approved the construction of a depot in middle Georgia peanut-farm country near the Southern Railroad whistle-stop of Wellston.
• To provide air defense of the base, United States Army Nike-Hercules Surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1959.
• The C-27J Schoolhouse, operated by L-3 Link, officially began classes at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia in September 2008.
• The furthest airport from Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the worst recorded ceilometer lightbeam kill-off, approximately 50,000 birds from 53 different species died at the base during one night in 1954,.

Facts about Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA):

• Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) has 3 runways.
• In early 1969, a VOR system was installed at the airport.
• The Civil Air Patrol continued to use Lantana throughout the 1950s and the field served as the Group 5 Headquarters.
• Because of Palm Beach County Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach County Park 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 Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) is Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) N of LNA.
• On June 23, 1996, the flight crew of a Carnival Airlines Boeing 727 mistook Palm Beach County Airport for Palm Beach International Airport which is about five miles to the north of Palm Beach County and also has a major east-west runway.
• The furthest airport from Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,589 miles (18,651 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• With the improved facilities, a number of businesses moved into the airport.