Nonstop flight route between Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Pecos, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,748 miles (or 7,640 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 Wick Airport and Pecos Municipal 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 Wick Airport and Pecos Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIC / EGPC |
Airport Name: | Wick Airport |
Location: | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'32"N by 3°5'35"W |
Area Served: | Wick, Highland |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WIC |
More Information: | WIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEQ / KPEQ |
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Location: | Pecos, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'57"N by 103°30'38"W |
Area Served: | Pecos, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pecos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2613 feet (796 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEQ |
More Information: | PEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):
- The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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.
- Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.
- On 21 May 1941, a photographic reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire piloted by Flying Officer Michael F.
- Wick was originally a grass airfield, used by Captain E.
- Wick Airport is located 1 nautical mile north of the town of Wick in Caithness at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland.
- The closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.
Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):
- Pecos Army Air Field was activated on 11 July 1942 while still under construction.
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
- The first Pecos class, designated 43-A, graduated 133 cadets and student officers after nine weeks of combined ground school and flight training.
- The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
- The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".