Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Bou Saada Airport (BUJ), Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,176 miles (or 6,721 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 Bou Saada 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 Bou Saada Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BUJ / DAAD |
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| Location: | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°19'57"N by 4°12'20"E |
| Area Served: | Bou Saada, Algeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1506 feet (459 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUJ |
| More Information: | BUJ 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.
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- The 52d Fighter Wing, All Weather was assigned to the base, being moved from Mitchel Field, Long Island on 4 October 1949.
- McGuire Air Force Base was established as Fort Dix Airport in 1937 and first opened to military aircraft on 9 January 1941.
- With the closure of the Bomarc site, the by then renamed Aerospace Defense Command ended its activities at McGuire AFB.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Bou Saada Airport (BUJ):
- The furthest airport from Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bou Saada Airport (meaning Bou Saada Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bou Saada Airport", another name for BUJ is "Bou Saada Airport (Bou Saada)".
- The closest airport to Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) is Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NE of BUJ.
- Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
