Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Timişoara, Romania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), Timişoara, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,442 miles (or 11,976 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 Timișoara Traian Vuia International 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 Timișoara Traian Vuia International 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: | TSR / LRTR |
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Location: | Timişoara, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'36"N by 21°20'17"E |
Area Served: | Timișoara, Romania |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSR |
More Information: | TSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.
- 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 (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Between 5 and 29 May 1935, Pan American's air base construction vessel, North Haven, landed supplies and equipment on Wilkes Island for eventual rehandling to Peale Island which, because of its more suitable soil and geology, had been selected as site for the PAA seaplane base.
- 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.
- British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
Facts about Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR):
- In addition to being known as "Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport", another name for TSR is "Aeroportul Internațional Timișoara Traian Vuia".
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport handled 757,096 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,556 miles (18,597 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Traian Vuia International is the third largest Romanian airport in terms of air traffic, and the main air transportation hub for the western part of Romania and for the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
- The closest airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is Arad International Airport (ARW), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of TSR.
- In 1980, it received International Airport status.
- The airport is located 12 km to the north-east of Timișoara.
- Nowadays, the military section of the airport is an annex of the 71st Air Base and operates the 714th Transport Helicopter Squadron, with the IAR 330 in service.