Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Suceava, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV), Suceava, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,196 miles (or 11,582 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 Wake Island Airfield and Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport, 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 Wake Island Airfield and Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• Wake Island Airfield is a military airport located on Wake Island, which is known for the Battle of Wake Island.
• On 26 December 1940, implementing the Hepburn Board's recommendations, a pioneer party of 80 men and 2,000 short tons of equipment sailed for Wake Island from Oahu.
• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
• On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.

Facts about Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV):

• In addition to being known as "Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport", another name for SCV is "Aeroportul Suceava "Ștefan cel Mare"".
• Flights to Bucharest by TAROM were suspended, on 12 January 2014, due to reconstruction works.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,375 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) is Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of SCV.
• Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport handled 20,054 passengers last year.
• Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,309 miles (18,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.