Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States and Warsaw, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States and Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,172 miles (or 8,324 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 Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) and Historic Centre of Warsaw, 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 Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) and Historic Centre of Warsaw. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEY / KHEY |
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Location: | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'45"N by 85°39'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 317 feet (97 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEY |
More Information: | HEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRW / |
Airport Name: | Historic Centre of Warsaw |
Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'58"N by 21°1'1"E |
View all routes: | Routes from WRW |
More Information: | WRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY):
- Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) is Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of HEY.
- In addition to being known as "Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for HEY include "Hanchey Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
- Because of Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 317 feet, planes can take off or land at Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) 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.
Facts about Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW):
- In 1529 Warsaw for the first time became the seat of the General Sejm, permanent from 1569.
- Warsaw lies in east-central Poland about 300 km from the Carpathian Mountains and about 260 km from the Baltic Sea, 523 km east of Berlin, Germany.
- By July 1944, the Red Army was deep into Polish territory and pursuing the Germans toward Warsaw.
- The closest airport to Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of WRW.
- After the German Invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 began World War II, central Poland, including Warsaw, came under the rule of the General Government, a German Nazi colonial administration.
- The furthest airport from Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Warsaw flourished in the late 19th century under Mayor Sokrates Starynkiewicz, a Russian-born general appointed by Tsar Alexander III.
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