Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Cowra, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Cowra Airport (CWT), Cowra, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,240 miles (or 11,652 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 Wainwright Airport and Cowra 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 Wainwright Airport and Cowra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
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Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWT / YCWR |
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Location: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'41"S by 134°35'53"E |
Area Served: | Cowra, New South Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Cowra Council |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWT |
More Information: | CWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Cowra Airport (CWT):
- The furthest airport from Cowra Airport (CWT) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,293 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- The closest airport to Cowra Airport (CWT) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of CWT.
- In addition to being known as "Cowra Airport", another name for CWT is "YCOK".
- Cowra Airport (CWT) has 2 runways.