Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and St Helens Airport (HLS), St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,930 miles (or 14,371 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 Will Rogers World Airport and St Helens 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 Will Rogers World Airport and St Helens Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKC / KOKC |
Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLS / YSTH |
Airport Name: | St Helens Airport |
Location: | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°20'12"S by 148°16'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Break O'Day Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 158 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLS |
More Information: | HLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- The airport began a $3.8 million maintenance project in September 2011 to rehabilitate and repair two of its three parking garages.
- Will Rogers World Airport has one terminal with 17 gates on the West Concourse and Central Concourse.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- The architecture uses native stone along with loft-ceilings, plate glass and brushed metal.
- During World War II Will Rogers Field was a major training facility for the United States Army Air Forces.
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- After completion of their initial training, these units were reassigned to other airfields for secondary training before deployment overseas.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
- A Rockwell Sabreliner, registration N5565 crashed on January 15, 1974, after descending below minimums on an ILS approach in low clouds and fog.
- The December 1951 C&GS chart shows 5497-ft runway 3, 3801-ft runway 8, 5652-ft runway 12 and 5100-ft runway 17.
- Will Rogers World Airport is used by military flights of the Oklahoma Air National Guard as well as air taxi and corporate service, although most of these flights use the Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City's FAA-designated reliever facility.
Facts about St Helens Airport (HLS):
- Because of St Helens Airport's relatively low elevation of 158 feet, planes can take off or land at St Helens 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.
- The closest airport to St Helens Airport (HLS) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) WSW of HLS.
- St Helens Airport (HLS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from St Helens Airport (HLS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to St Helens Airport (meaning St Helens Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.