Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Kassel, Hesse, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), Kassel, Hesse, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,900 miles (or 6,277 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 Kassel Calden 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 Kassel Calden 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):

• SAC activated the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at the newly re-designated McGuire Air Force Base on 10 November 1948.
• From 1967, McGuire was the best-known C-141 Starlifter base in the world, possessing up to a quarter of MAC's fleet of that aircraft until its retirement in 1994.
• 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 NYADS was reassigned from 26th AD on 1 April 1966 to First Air Force, until 30 September 1968 when both the sector was inactivated along with DC-01, when budget restrictions along with when technology advances allowed the Air Force to shut down many SAGE Data Centers.
• 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 late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.

Facts about Kassel Calden Airport (KSF):

• The closest airport to Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KSF.
• Because of Kassel Calden Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Kassel Calden 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.
• Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) has 3 runways.
• A completely new regional airport has been built next to the old airport to accommodate commercial chartered and scheduled carriers as well as the business and general aviation from the old airport.
• The airport features two aprons, one in front of the passenger terminal for two mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family and a separate one for general aviation aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Kassel Calden Airport", another name for KSF is "Flughafen Kassel-Calden".
• Built on farmland, 908 ft ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg, the airport was opened on 11 July 1970.
• The furthest airport from Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,845 miles (19,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The new airport faced several struggles when opened.