Nonstop flight route between Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Wau, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Wau Airport (WUU), Wau, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,173 miles (or 9,935 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 RAAF Learmonth and Wau 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 RAAF Learmonth and Wau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEA / YPLM |
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Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUU / HSWW |
Airport Name: | Wau Airport |
Location: | Wau, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°43'29"N by 27°58'48"E |
Area Served: | Wau, South Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1421 feet (433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WUU |
More Information: | WUU Maps & Info |
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- During World War II a little-known landing field was constructed on the western shore of Exmouth Gulf.
- In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Learmonth Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2012-2013.
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
Facts about Wau Airport (WUU):
- Wau Airport (WUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- This location lies approximately 511 kilometres, by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.
- Service to Juba, South Sudan was provided by Southern Star Airlines until the airlines failure in late 2011.
- The closest airport to Wau Airport (WUU) is M'Boki Airport (MKI), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) SW of WUU.
- The furthest airport from Wau Airport (WUU) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is located 11,895 miles (19,143 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.