Nonstop flight route between Dublin, Virginia, United States and Wallops Island, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New River Valley Airport (PSK), Dublin, Virginia, United States and Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 291 miles (or 468 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 relatively short distance between New River Valley Airport and Wallops Flight Facility Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSK / KPSK |
Airport Name: | New River Valley Airport |
Location: | Dublin, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°8'13"N by 80°40'42"W |
Area Served: | New River Valley |
Operator/Owner: | New River Valley Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2105 feet (642 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSK |
More Information: | PSK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Facts about New River Valley Airport (PSK):
- New River Valley Airport (PSK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from New River Valley Airport (PSK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,524 miles (18,545 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- New River Valley Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Dublin, in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States.
- The closest airport to New River Valley Airport (PSK) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of PSK.
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- The Wallops Research Range includes ground-based and mobile systems, and a range control center.
- The WFF Research Airport is located on the Main Base.
- The schedule for sounding rocket launches from WFF is posted on its official Web site.
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- AFSS is a project to develop an autonomous on-board system that could augment or replace traditional ground-commanded Range Safety flight termination systems.
- The WFF Main Base is located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on the Delmarva Peninsula about 5 miles west of Chincoteague, Virginia.
- The first payload launched into orbit from Wallops Island was Explorer IX, atop a Scout rocket, on February 15, 1961.
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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.