Nonstop flight route between Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States and Velikiy Ustyug (VUS), Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,596 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 Velikiy Ustyug, 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 Velikiy Ustyug. 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):

• With the departure of the 91st SRW, control of McGuire AFB was reassigned to Continental Air Command.
• 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".
• Fort Dix Army Air Base was taken out of inactive status and activated as a primary installation on 29 August 1948.
• 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.
• McGuire hosts the flying needs of its mission partners on JB MDL.
• 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.
• The Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
• 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.

Facts about Velikiy Ustyug (VUS):

• The furthest airport from Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,340 miles (16,641 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Velikiy Ustyug", another name for VUS is "ULWU".
• The closest airport to Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) is Kotlas Airport (KSZ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNE of VUS.
• Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Velikiy Ustyug's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at Velikiy Ustyug 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.