Nonstop flight route between Mysore, India and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mysore Airport (MYQ), Mysore, India and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,940 miles (or 9,560 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 Mysore Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Mysore Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYQ / VOMY |
Airport Name: | Mysore Airport |
Location: | Mysore, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°13'48"N by 76°39'20"E |
Area Served: | Mysore |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2347 feet (715 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYQ |
More Information: | MYQ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Mysore Airport (MYQ):
- The furthest airport from Mysore Airport (MYQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,332 miles (18,238 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airstrip in Mysore was built in 1948.
- Mysore Airport (MYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mysore Airport (MYQ) is Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SSE of MYQ.
- On 31 December 2012, SpiceJet announced flights connecting Mysore to Chennai from 14 January 2013.
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- On 26 December 1940, implementing the Hepburn Board's recommendations, a pioneer party of 80 men and 2,000 short tons of equipment sailed for Wake Island from Oahu.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.