Nonstop flight route between Wasilla, Alaska, United States and Concord, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wasilla Airport (WWA), Wasilla, Alaska, United States and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,008 miles (or 3,231 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 relatively short distance between Wasilla Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Wasilla Airport (WWA):

• Wasilla Airport (WWA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Wasilla Airport", another name for WWA is "IYS".
• The furthest airport from Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,519 miles (16,928 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Wasilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Wasilla 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 Wasilla Airport (WWA) is Big Lake Airport (BGQ), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WSW of WWA.

Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):

• For decades, it was common for jets to fly over residential areas.
• Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
• In 1942 Contra Costa County, California purchased land for an airport in Central County for $88,000.
• Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.
• Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
• On December 21, 2006, at about 1900 Zulu, a Piper Malibu crashed while flying the LDA approach into CCR.
• Commuter airline flights to San Francisco International Airport with small prop aircraft started in 1969, but were gone by 1980.
• Buchanan Field covers 495 acres at an elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Another plane crashed on April 13, 2004, shortly after leaving Buchanan Field.