Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Lankaran, Azerbaijan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Lankaran International Airport (LLK), Lankaran, Azerbaijan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,926 miles (or 9,537 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 Lankaran International 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 Lankaran International 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):

• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• McGuire originated in 1941 as Fort Dix Army Air Force Base.
• The Twin Mustangs of the 52d FW were replaced by the ADC 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952.
• 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".
• 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 supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles in the world, and were equipped with a W40 nuclear warhead.
• 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.
• With the departure of the 91st SRW, control of McGuire AFB was reassigned to Continental Air Command.
• Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.

Facts about Lankaran International Airport (LLK):

• The closest airport to Lankaran International Airport (LLK) is Ardabil Airport (ADU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of LLK.
• Lankaran International Airport (LLK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lankaran International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Lankaran International 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 furthest airport from Lankaran International Airport (LLK) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,332 miles (18,237 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Lankaran International Airport", another name for LLK is "Lənkəran Hava Limanı".