Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Lubang Airport (LBX), Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,597 miles (or 13,835 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 Lubang 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 Lubang 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):

• In late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
• McGuire hosts the flying needs of its mission partners on JB MDL.
• The supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles in the world, and were equipped with a W40 nuclear warhead.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
• The host unit at McGuire AFB is the 87th Air Base Wing, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, AMC..
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• With the departure of the 91st SRW, control of McGuire AFB was reassigned to Continental Air Command.
• 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 Lubang Airport (LBX):

• Lubang Airport (LBX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Lubang Airport", another name for LBX is "Paliparan ng Lubang".
• The furthest airport from Lubang Airport (LBX) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Lubang Airport (meaning Lubang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
• Because of Lubang Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Lubang 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.
• The closest airport to Lubang Airport (LBX) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SE of LBX.