Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Vicenza, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC), Vicenza, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,691 miles (or 12,378 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 Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” 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 Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” 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: | VIC / LIPT |
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Location: | Vicenza, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°34'23"N by 11°31'46"E |
Area Served: | Vicenza |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIC |
More Information: | VIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- Another airline that operated into Wake Island was Philippine Airlines with Douglas DC-8 jetliners on a daily westbound service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Manila during the early 1970s.
- 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.
- British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
- 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 closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of 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.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC):
- Because of Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” 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 Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) is Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SE of VIC.
- Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport", another name for VIC is "Aeroporto di Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin”".
- The furthest airport from Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (meaning Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.