Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Gympie, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Gympie Airport (GYP), Gympie, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,081 miles (or 11,396 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 Gympie 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 Gympie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):

• In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
• Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
• 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.
• The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-16, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
• 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 is a public use airport located in Wainwright, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
• 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.
• The LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.

Facts about Gympie Airport (GYP):

• The furthest airport from Gympie Airport (GYP) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,038 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• The closest airport to Gympie Airport (GYP) is Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of GYP.
• Gympie Airport (GYP) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gympie Airport's relatively low elevation of 260 feet, planes can take off or land at Gympie 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.