Nonstop flight route between Wausau, Wisconsin, United States and Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW), Wausau, Wisconsin, United States and Broken Hill Airport (BHQ), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,583 miles (or 15,423 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 Wausau Downtown Airport and Broken Hill 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 Wausau Downtown Airport and Broken Hill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUW / KAUW |
Airport Name: | Wausau Downtown Airport |
Location: | Wausau, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°55'33"N by 89°37'36"W |
Area Served: | Wausau, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wausau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1201 feet (366 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUW |
More Information: | AUW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHQ / YBHI |
Airport Name: | Broken Hill Airport |
Location: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'6"S by 141°28'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Council of the City of Broken Hill |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 959 feet (292 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHQ |
More Information: | BHQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW):
- Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,923 miles (17,579 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) is Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) S of AUW.
- The Wausau airport was founded in 1927, and carried commercial flights until 1969, when the Central Wisconsin Airport began operations.
Facts about Broken Hill Airport (BHQ):
- Broken Hill Airport handled 63,098 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) SSE of BHQ.
- The furthest airport from Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,776 miles (18,951 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Broken Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 959 feet, planes can take off or land at Broken Hill 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.
- Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.