Nonstop flight route between Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Paramaribo, Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), Paramaribo, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,850 miles (or 15,851 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 Zorg en Hoop 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 Zorg en Hoop 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: | ORG / SMZO |
Airport Name: | Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Location: | Paramaribo, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°48'41"N by 55°11'24"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORG |
More Information: | ORG Maps & Info |
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- 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 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".
- The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
- Following the war, Trans Australia Airlines and Australian National Airways linked the airport with Canberra and Melbourne until 1950.
- The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
Facts about Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG):
- The furthest airport from Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Zorg en Hoop Airport (meaning Zorg en Hoop Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Because of Zorg en Hoop Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Zorg en Hoop 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.
- Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) is Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of ORG.
- The only regular international connection at the airport is to Georgetown, the capital of Guyana with Trans Guyana Airways and Gum Air.