Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Baker City, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE), Baker City, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,203 miles (or 3,545 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 McGuire AFB and Baker City Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRI / KWRI |
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| Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRI |
| More Information: | WRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKE / KBKE |
| Airport Name: | Baker City Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Baker City, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°50'13"N by 117°48'33"W |
| Area Served: | Baker City, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | Baker City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3373 feet (1,028 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKE |
| More Information: | BKE Maps & Info |
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base located in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately 16.1 miles south-southeast of Trenton.
- McGuire originated in 1941 as Fort Dix Army Air Force Base.
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- Developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers and scientists, SAGE monitored North American skies for possible attack by manned aircraft and missiles for 25 years.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- The host unit at McGuire AFB is the 87th Air Base Wing, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, AMC..
- MATS activities at the base began on 1 July 1954 with the 1611th Air Transport Wing being activated.
- Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
- Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
- The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE):
- The closest airport to Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) is La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of BKE.
- Baker had airline flights until 1972-73.
- The furthest airport from Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,826 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) has 3 runways.
