# Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI / KWRI)

**Mc Guire Air Force Base** (IATA: WRI, ICAO: KWRI) is a medium airport in Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States. It opened in Feb 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,451 ft (3,490 m). It is operated by Air Mobility Command. In 2021 it handled 773 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwri

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WRI / KWRI
- FAA: WRI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Mobility Command
- Serves: Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States
- Opened: Feb 1938
- Elevation: 141 ft / 43 m
- Coordinates: 40.0156, -74.5917
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 11,451 ft / 3,490 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches, 3 departures, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 773 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.mcguire.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuire_Air_Force_Base (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10860392
- Weather station: KWRI
- Ident: KWRI

## Timeline

- Feb 1938: Mc Guire Air Force Base opens.
- 13 Jul 1956: United States Air Force Flight 441/13.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 11,451 ft / 3,490 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 18/36 | 7,126 ft / 2,172 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 173° / 353° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00150AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 482 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 819 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 773 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 773 (2021) | #3,348 of 3,974 | #889 in North America | #647 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,451 ft / 3,490 m | #548 of 29,858 | #126 in North America | #105 in US |
| Elevation | 141 ft / 43 m | #35,606 of 43,403 | #16,171 in North America | #13,569 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 124.150 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 110.600 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 135.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| MISC | FT DIX RNG | 34.000 |
| OPS | ARMY OPS | 41.350 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.940 |
| PTD | PTD | 134.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.650 |

## Nearby airports

- [NEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knel.md) Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [TTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kttn.md) Trenton Mercer Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [PNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpne.md) Northeast Philadelphia Airport · 23 mi / 36 km
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [ACY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacy.md) Atlantic City International Airport · 39 mi / 62 km
- [MIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmiv.md) Millville Municipal Airport · 52 mi / 83 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwri/data