Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Inverell, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Inverell Airport (IVR), Inverell, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,550 miles (or 5,714 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 Inverell 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 Inverell 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: | IVR / YIVL |
Airport Name: | Inverell Airport |
Location: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°53'17"S by 151°8'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | Inverell Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2667 feet (813 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IVR |
More Information: | IVR 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.
- British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
- 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.
- On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Inverell Airport (IVR):
- The furthest airport from Inverell Airport (IVR) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,903 miles (19,156 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Inverell Airport (IVR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Inverell Airport (IVR) is Glen Innes Airport (GLI), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ENE of IVR.