Nonstop flight route between Wasilla, Alaska, United States and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wasilla Airport (WWA), Wasilla, Alaska, United States and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,318 miles (or 3,730 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Wasilla Airport", another name for WWA is "IYS".
• 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.
• Wasilla Airport (WWA) has 2 runways.
• 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):

• When President Lincoln and Congress set plans for the transcontinental railroad, they recognized the need for a military installation to protect Union Pacific workers from hostile Indians.
• Warren AFB is the oldest continuously active military installation within the Air Force, established in 1867 by the United States Army as Fort David Allen Russell.
• The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
• As work proceeded at the Warren I complex, the Army Corps of Engineers contracted for "Warren II" with three sites with three Atlas-D launchers at each in February 1959.
• The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In 1884 Fort Russell was made a permanent post, because of its strategic location.
• In 1957, in response to budget reductions, Air Training Command formed a base utilization board to examine all its facilities, looking at existing and future training requirements.
• In 1906, Secretary of War William Howard Taft recommended Fort Russell expand to a brigade-size post.
• In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".