Nonstop flight route between Aramac, Queensland, Australia and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°58'0"S by 145°14'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Distance from AXC to AIN:
6,983.27 miles (11,238.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aramac Airport (AXC), Aramac, Queensland, Australia and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,983 miles (or 11,238 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 Aramac Airport and Wainwright 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 Aramac Airport and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXC / YAMC |
| Airport Name: | Aramac Airport |
| Location: | Aramac, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'0"S by 145°14'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Barcaldine Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 760 feet (232 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXC |
| More Information: | AXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Aramac Airport (AXC):
- Aramac Airport (AXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aramac Airport (AXC) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) S of AXC.
- Because of Aramac Airport's relatively low elevation of 760 feet, planes can take off or land at Aramac 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 furthest airport from Aramac Airport (AXC) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-16, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.57 miles (66.89 km) S | Barcaldine Airport (BCI) | Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 69.07 miles (111.16 km) WSW | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 97.24 miles (156.49 km) ESE | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 101.64 miles (163.58 km) S | Blackall Airport (BKQ) | Blackall, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 152.00 miles (244.61 km) E | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 162.32 miles (261.24 km) NNW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 191.02 miles (307.41 km) ESE | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 191.58 miles (308.33 km) ENE | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 200.29 miles (322.34 km) E | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 207.58 miles (334.07 km) NW | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 212.59 miles (342.13 km) NNE | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 220.74 miles (355.25 km) E | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 230.50 miles (370.95 km) ESE | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 246.17 miles (396.16 km) SSE | Charleville Airport (CTL) | Charleville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 272.55 miles (438.63 km) NE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,694.13 miles (18,819.83 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,677.71 miles (18,793.41 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,626.10 miles (18,710.35 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,564.08 miles (18,610.54 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,563.82 miles (18,610.12 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,557.62 miles (18,600.14 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,532.03 miles (18,558.95 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,515.23 miles (18,531.92 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,510.38 miles (18,524.12 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,313.21 miles (18,206.80 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,310.50 miles (18,202.44 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,304.59 miles (18,192.93 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,297.16 miles (18,180.97 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,294.33 miles (18,176.42 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,292.73 miles (18,173.84 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |