Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV), Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,988 miles (or 16,075 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 Wilpena Pound and Neil Armstrong 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 Wilpena Pound and Neil Armstrong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWK / YHAW |
Airport Name: | Wilpena Pound |
Location: | Hawker, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°33'32"S by 138°34'26"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HWK |
More Information: | HWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXV / KAXV |
Airport Name: | Neil Armstrong Airport |
Location: | Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'36"N by 84°17'53"W |
Area Served: | Wapakoneta, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Auglaize County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 913 feet (278 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AXV |
More Information: | AXV Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Attempts at farming the Pound failed during the early 20th century.
- The first European to see the distant mountains of the Pound was almost certainly Edward Eyre from the western plains on his first 1839 expedition to the vicinity of Lake Torrens.
- The highest peak in the Pound, also the highest of the Flinders Ranges, is St Mary Peak, on the north-eastern side.
- After the immense labour of constructing a road through the torturous Wilpena Gap, they built a small homestead inside the Pound, which still stands today, and cleared some open patches in the thick scrub of the interior.
- Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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 Pound is a very popular area for bushwalking, interesting to people of all levels of experience.
- The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
Facts about Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV):
- Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) is Lima Allen County Airport (AOH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of AXV.
- Because of Neil Armstrong Airport's relatively low elevation of 913 feet, planes can take off or land at Neil Armstrong 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.
- Neil Armstrong Airport covers an area of 140 acres at an elevation of 913 feet above mean sea level.