Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Soroako, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Soroako Airport (SQR), Soroako, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,661 miles (or 15,548 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 Soroako 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 Soroako 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: | SQR / WAWS |
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Location: | Soroako, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°31'52"S by 121°21'27"E |
Area Served: | Soroako |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1388 feet (423 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SQR |
More Information: | SQR Maps & Info |
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- In late 1942, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command took up tenant status at Fort Dix AAB.
- 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.
- 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 52d Fighter Wing, All Weather was assigned to the base, being moved from Mitchel Field, Long Island on 4 October 1949.
- 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.
- The host unit at McGuire AFB is the 87th Air Base Wing, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, AMC..
- 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 closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- In 1959, Air Defense Command deployed the CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile to McGuire AFB.
Facts about Soroako Airport (SQR):
- The closest airport to Soroako Airport (SQR) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) W of SQR.
- The furthest airport from Soroako Airport (SQR) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Soroako Airport (meaning Soroako Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
- Soroako Airport (SQR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Soroako Airport", another name for SQR is "Bandara Soroako".