Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Khashm El Girba, Sudan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU), Khashm El Girba, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,588 miles (or 10,602 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 Khashm El Girba 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 Khashm El Girba 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):

• 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.
• McGuire hosts the flying needs of its mission partners on JB MDL.
• In 1959, Air Defense Command deployed the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile to McGuire AFB.
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
• 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.
• SAC activated the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at the newly re-designated McGuire Air Force Base on 10 November 1948.
• McGuire Air Force Base was established as Fort Dix Airport in 1937 and first opened to military aircraft on 9 January 1941.

Facts about Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU):

• The closest airport to Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) is Kassala Airport (KSL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of GBU.
• The furthest airport from Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) is Makemo Airport (MKP), which is nearly antipodal to Khashm El Girba Airport (meaning Khashm El Girba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Makemo Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Makemo, French Polynesia.