Nonstop flight route between Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Borger, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Hutchinson County Airport (BGD), Borger, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,456 miles (or 13,609 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 Illawarra Regional Airport and Hutchinson County 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 Illawarra Regional Airport and Hutchinson County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOL / YWOL |
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Location: | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shellharbour City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WOL |
More Information: | WOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGD / KBGD |
Airport Name: | Hutchinson County Airport |
Location: | Borger, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'2"N by 101°23'36"W |
Area Served: | Hutchinson County, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Hutchinson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3055 feet (931 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGD |
More Information: | BGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- There is no control tower located at the airport and pilots must co-ordinate arrivals and departures using a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency, aided by an Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit, which notifies pilots that their transmissions have been received on the frequency and activates lighting systems as appropriate.
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".
- The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
- Because of Illawarra Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Illawarra Regional 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 Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
- As early as the 1920s, aviators had used fields in the Albion Park area for joy flights and demonstrations.
- The furthest airport from Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Illawarra Regional Airport (meaning Illawarra Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The Illawarra Regional Airport provides a cost effective alternative to the Sydney Basin airports for light aircraft users.
- Illawarra Regional Airport is an airport located 18 km southwest of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Facts about Hutchinson County Airport (BGD):
- Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) is Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of BGD.
- Hutchinson County Airport is a county-owned airport two miles north of Borger, Texas.
- The furthest airport from Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,998 miles (17,699 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.