Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Windarling, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°1'54"S by 119°23'24"E)
Distance from AWK to WRN:
4,634.69 miles (7,458.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Windarling Airport (WRN), Windarling, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,635 miles (or 7,459 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 Windarling 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 Windarling 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: | WRN / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Windarling, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°1'54"S by 119°23'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cliffs Natural Resources Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 1502 feet (458 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRN |
| More Information: | WRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Windarling Airport (WRN):
- The closest airport to Windarling Airport (WRN) is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) ESE of WRN.
- In addition to being known as "Windarling Airport", another name for WRN is "YWDG".
- The furthest airport from Windarling Airport (WRN) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Windarling Airport (meaning Windarling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Windarling Airport (WRN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) SE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |     |
| 2 | 540.85 miles (870.41 km) S | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 561.66 miles (903.89 km) S | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 596.65 miles (960.22 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 619.11 miles (996.35 km) SSW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 630.80 miles (1,015.18 km) S | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 664.99 miles (1,070.20 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 677.49 miles (1,090.31 km) SSE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 682.90 miles (1,099.02 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 688.45 miles (1,107.94 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 716.29 miles (1,152.76 km) S | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 717.81 miles (1,155.20 km) S | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 720.21 miles (1,159.06 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 733.47 miles (1,180.40 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 733.68 miles (1,180.75 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,652.10 miles (18,752.18 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,799.93 miles (17,380.77 km) ESE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 10,794.19 miles (17,371.52 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 4 | 10,766.57 miles (17,327.07 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 5 | 10,763.27 miles (17,321.77 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 10,757.15 miles (17,311.91 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,757.03 miles (17,311.72 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 10,748.45 miles (17,297.91 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,735.92 miles (17,277.75 km) E | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 10,731.43 miles (17,270.52 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 11 | 10,724.39 miles (17,259.18 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 10,715.01 miles (17,244.10 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 10,712.47 miles (17,240.01 km) ESE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 10,699.24 miles (17,218.71 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 10,693.24 miles (17,209.06 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 134.09 miles (215.79 km) ESE | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 140.61 miles (226.30 km) NE | Leonora Airport (LNO) | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 153.78 miles (247.48 km) ESE | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) NW | Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 170.78 miles (274.85 km) NNE | Leinster Airport (LER) | Leinster, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 176.26 miles (283.66 km) ENE | Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI) | Murrin Murrin Joint Venture, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 199.62 miles (321.25 km) NNW | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 202.39 miles (325.72 km) NNE | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 207.36 miles (333.71 km) ENE | Laverton Airport (LVO) | Laverton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 210.27 miles (338.40 km) WNW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 241.78 miles (389.11 km) NNW | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 241.85 miles (389.22 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 251.97 miles (405.50 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 257.02 miles (413.64 km) WNW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 259.62 miles (417.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,147.37 miles (19,549.24 km) NE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,605.30 miles (18,676.87 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 11,601.11 miles (18,670.13 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 11,599.01 miles (18,666.74 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 11,598.28 miles (18,665.58 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,593.52 miles (18,657.91 km) NNE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 7 | 11,587.17 miles (18,647.70 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 8 | 11,584.27 miles (18,643.02 km) NNE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 11,583.52 miles (18,641.82 km) NNE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 11,576.90 miles (18,631.17 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 11 | 11,575.05 miles (18,628.19 km) NNE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 11,567.14 miles (18,615.47 km) NNE | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 11,566.76 miles (18,614.84 km) NNE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 11,565.89 miles (18,613.44 km) NNE | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 11,565.34 miles (18,612.56 km) NNE | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |