Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Khajuraho, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Khajuraho Airport (HJR), Khajuraho, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,471 miles (or 8,805 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 Khajuraho 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 Khajuraho 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: | HJR / VAKJ |
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Location: | Khajuraho, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°49'1"N by 79°55'6"E |
Area Served: | Khajuraho |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 728 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HJR |
More Information: | HJR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- 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.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1935 until 1940, when two typhoons swept Wake with resultant extensive damage to the now elaborately developed Pan American facilities, development and use of the base were steady but uneventful.
- 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.
- Japan Airlines used both Wake Island and Honolulu as stops on its initial Tokyo-San Francisco service using Douglas DC-6s in the mid-1950s.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- 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 Khajuraho Airport (HJR):
- Because of Khajuraho Airport's relatively low elevation of 728 feet, planes can take off or land at Khajuraho 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 Khajuraho Airport (HJR) is Satna Airport (TNI), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ESE of HJR.
- In addition to being known as "Khajuraho Airport", another name for HJR is "खजुराहो हवाई अड्डे".
- Khajuraho Airport (HJR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Khajuraho Airport (HJR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,835 miles (19,046 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.