Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Linz, Austria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Linz Airport (LNZ), Linz, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,189 miles (or 6,742 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 Linz 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 Linz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | LNZ / LOWL |
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Location: | Linz, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°13'59"N by 14°11'15"E |
Area Served: | Linz, Austria |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Linz GesmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 977 feet (298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNZ |
More Information: | LNZ Maps & Info |
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- 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".
- After the United States' entry into World War II, Fort Dix Army Air Base was used as a training and facility for numerous service units under First Air Force.
- The supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles in the world, and were equipped with a W40 nuclear warhead.
- These squadrons flew a variety of ADC interceptors in the 1950s, starting with the F-94 Starfire in 1952, upgrading to the F-84 Thunderjet in 1953, and finally the interceptor F-86D Sabre later in 1953.
- McGuire originated in 1941 as Fort Dix Army Air Force Base.
- McGuire hosts the flying needs of its mission partners on JB MDL.
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
Facts about Linz Airport (LNZ):
- Linz Airport (LNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bus line 601 connects the airport within 20 minutes with the city centre of Linz.
- Because of Linz Airport's relatively low elevation of 977 feet, planes can take off or land at Linz 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.
- In addition to being known as "Linz Airport", another name for LNZ is "Blue Danube Airport Linz".
- The airport can be reached via federal highways B139 and B1.
- The closest airport to Linz Airport (LNZ) is Salzburg Airport (SZG), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WSW of LNZ.
- The furthest airport from Linz Airport (LNZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,842 miles (19,058 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.