Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Bokoro, Chad:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Bokoro Airport (BKR), Bokoro, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,757 miles (or 9,265 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 McGuire AFB and Bokoro Airport, 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 McGuire AFB and Bokoro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):

• McGuire Air Force Base was established as Fort Dix Airport in 1937 and first opened to military aircraft on 9 January 1941.
• Air Technical Service Command began using the base in 1943 overhauling, servicing and preparing aircraft for overseas shipment to North Africa and to the United Kingdom.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
• In late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
• The 52d Fighter Wing, All Weather was assigned to the base, being moved from Mitchel Field, Long Island on 4 October 1949.
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• With the closure of the Bomarc site, the by then renamed Aerospace Defense Command ended its activities at McGuire AFB.
• The base had its first permanent Army Air Force occupant in November 1941 when the 59th Observation Group took up station on 14 November.

Facts about Bokoro Airport (BKR):

• The closest airport to Bokoro Airport (BKR) is Ati Airport (ATV), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) NE of BKR.
• In addition to being known as "Bokoro Airport", another name for BKR is "Bokoro Airport (Bokoro)".
• Because of Bokoro Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Bokoro 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.
• Bokoro Airport (BKR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bokoro Airport (BKR) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bokoro Airport (meaning Bokoro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.