Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Bunyu Airport (BYQ), Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,331 miles (or 15,017 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 Bunyu 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 Bunyu 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):

• Military Air Transport Service took over jurisdiction of McGuire AFB on 1 July 1954 and took over the flight line of McGuire in 1956, with the ADC interceptors being reassigned.
• McGuire the only base in both the Air Mobility Command and the entire U.S.
• The Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
• 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 closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• 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".

Facts about Bunyu Airport (BYQ):

• The closest airport to Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of BYQ.
• Bunyu Airport (BYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bunyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Bunyu 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bunyu Airport", another name for BYQ is "Bandar Udara Bunyu".
• The furthest airport from Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bunyu Airport (meaning Bunyu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.