Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE), Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,056 miles (or 12,965 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 Wake Island Airfield and José Leonardo Chirino International 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 Wake Island Airfield and José Leonardo Chirino International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CZE / SVCR |
Airport Name: | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport |
Location: | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°24'53"N by 69°40'54"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CZE |
More Information: | CZE Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- The first intention to build an air base surfaced in 1935, when Pan American World Airways selected Wake Island as an intermediate support base for their routes to the Far East, especially the Philippines.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
Facts about José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE):
- Because of José Leonardo Chirino International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at José Leonardo Chirino International 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 closest airport to José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) is Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) NW of CZE.
- José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (meaning José Leonardo Chirino International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.