Nonstop flight route between Eureka, Nunavut, Canada and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), Eureka, Nunavut, Canada and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,778 miles (or 4,471 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 Eureka Aerodrome and McGuire AFB, 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 Eureka Aerodrome and McGuire AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eureka Aerodrome (YEU):

• The closest airport to Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) is Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ), which is located 250 miles (402 kilometers) S of YEU.
• Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Eureka Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 272 feet, planes can take off or land at Eureka Aerodrome 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 furthest airport from Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,881 miles (15,902 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

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.
• The Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
• In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
• McGuire originated in 1941 as Fort Dix Army Air Force Base.
• The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
• The base had its first permanent Army Air Force occupant in November 1941 when the 59th Observation Group took up station on 14 November.
• The Twin Mustangs of the 52d FW were replaced by the ADC 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952.