Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Dalhart, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT), Dalhart, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,540 miles (or 2,478 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 Dalhart 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: | DHT / KDHT |
| Airport Name: | Dalhart Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Dalhart, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'21"N by 102°32'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Dalhart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3991 feet (1,216 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DHT |
| More Information: | DHT Maps & Info |
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- As of the 2010 United States Census, the McGuire Air Force Base CDP had a total population of 3,710, of which 737 were in New Hanover Township and 2,973 were in North Hanover Township.
- With the departure of the 91st SRW, control of McGuire AFB was reassigned to Continental Air Command.
- 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.
- The supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles in the world, and were equipped with a W40 nuclear warhead.
- 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.
- 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".
- Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
- 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 Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT):
- Dalhart Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Dalhart, Texas, a city straddling the border of Dallam and Hartley counties in the northwest corner of the Texas Panhandle.
- The closest airport to Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) is Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NW of DHT.
- Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) has 2 runways.
- The airport was constructed by the Army and opened in May 1942 as Dalhart Army Airfield.
- The furthest airport from Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,025 miles (17,743 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
