Nonstop flight route between Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Batna, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ), Batna, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,440 miles (or 16,801 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 Mostépha Ben Boulaid 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 Mostépha Ben Boulaid 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: | BLJ / DABT |
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Location: | Batna, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°45'6"N by 6°18'33"E |
Area Served: | Batna |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3445 feet (1,050 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLJ |
More Information: | BLJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
- 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.
- Following the war, Trans Australia Airlines and Australian National Airways linked the airport with Canberra and Melbourne until 1950.
- Despite the length of the runway being sufficient for operating large passenger jets such as the Boeing 737, the pavements are currently only suitable for aircraft with a Maximum Takeoff Weight not exceeding 25,000 kilograms.
- As early as the 1920s, aviators had used fields in the Albion Park area for joy flights and demonstrations.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".
Facts about Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ):
- In addition to being known as "Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport", other names for BLJ include "Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (Batna)" and "Aeroport de Batna Mostépha Ben Boulaid".
- The furthest airport from Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,936 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) NNE of BLJ.
- Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) currently has only 1 runway.