Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX), Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,048 miles (or 12,952 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 Telegraph Creek 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 Telegraph Creek 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: | YTX / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°55'1"N by 131°7'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Forests, NW Fire Centre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTX |
More Information: | YTX Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- 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 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.
- When Price died in 1889 the immediate 8,000-hectare area of the Pound was separated from the main run and leased separately.
- The Pound also later became part of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
- The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
- The name of the Pound, Wilpena, is reported to be Aboriginal, meaning "place of bent fingers".
Facts about Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX):
- Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Telegraph Creek Airport", another name for YTX is "CBM5".
- The closest airport to Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX) is Dease Lake Airport (YDL), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NE of YTX.
- The furthest airport from Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,467 miles (16,845 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.