Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Toledo, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ), Toledo, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,302 miles (or 10,142 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 Toledo Executive 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 Toledo Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDZ / KTDZ |
Airport Name: | Toledo Executive Airport |
Location: | Toledo, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°33'52"N by 83°28'55"W |
Area Served: | Toledo, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDZ |
More Information: | TDZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- 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.
- 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.
- From 1935 until 1940, when two typhoons swept Wake with resultant extensive damage to the now elaborately developed Pan American facilities, development and use of the base were steady but uneventful.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.
Facts about Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ):
- Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) has 2 runways.
- As of May 2009, there are 51 aircraft based at this airport.
- The boom period did not last, however.
- Because of Toledo Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Toledo Executive 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 Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of TDZ.
- The furthest airport from Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.