Nonstop flight route between Aosta, Italy and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), Aosta, Italy and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,676 miles (or 15,573 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 Aosta Valley Airport and Wilpena Pound, 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 Aosta Valley Airport and Wilpena Pound. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aosta Valley Airport (AOT):

• Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Aosta Valley Airport", another name for AOT is "Aeroporto della Valle d'AostaAéroport de la Vallée d'Aoste".
• The closest airport to Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) is Sion Airport (SIR), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) N of AOT.
• The furthest airport from Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Aosta Valley Airport (meaning Aosta Valley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• The peaks are very rugged, and thick scrub and timber inside the pound can make navigation difficult.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The Browne brothers eventually won the claim for Wilpena from Bagot, and the young Henry Strong Price opened up and ran the 40,000-hectare station for them.
• Point Bonney was named after the Crown Commissioner of Lands Charles Bonney, while Rawnsley's Bluff is named after the surveyor H.C.
• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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.
• In an attempt to sort out their conflicting claims over the pastoral lease, Bonney and Surveyor-General Henry Freeling employed H.C.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.