Nonstop flight route between Leominster, Massachusetts, United States and Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moore Army Airfield (AYE), Leominster, Massachusetts, United States and Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,294 miles (or 16,566 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 Moore Army Airfield and Wagga Wagga 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 Moore Army Airfield and Wagga Wagga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYE / |
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| Location: | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'18"N by 71°36'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Army Airfield, Defunct |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYE |
| More Information: | AYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WGA / YSWG |
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| Location: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°9'55"S by 147°27'59"E |
| Area Served: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 724 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WGA |
| More Information: | WGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Moore Army Airfield (AYE):
- Moore Army Airfield is located in Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
- The Navy discontinued their use of Ayer NAAS for unknown reasons between the years of 1944-1946.
- Because of Moore Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Moore Army 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 Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,738 miles (18,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Moore Army Airfield", another name for AYE is "KAYE".
- Moore Army Airfield (AYE) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Moore Army Airfield (AYE) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of AYE.
- When the nearby fort was expanded in 1940, the airport supposedly "gained" its own airfield.
- The field was closed around 1995 after the Army left.
Facts about Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA):
- On 27 May 2010, Anthony Albanese announced that the federal government would provided funding worth A$1.05 million, as part of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program, to the Wagga Wagga City Council for the installation of the A$1.63 million Instrument Landing System, which were only found in all of Australia's capital cities.
- Because of Wagga Wagga Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Wagga Wagga 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.
- Wagga Wagga Airport handled 207,633 passengers last year.
- In September 2011, it was announced that Douglas Aerospace would be centralising its operations at the airport by April 2012, which will see the council's construction of two hangars speeded up.
- Wagga Wagga Airport, is located adjacent to RAAF Base Wagga, and 5.8 nautical miles southeast of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
- In June 2009, Wagga Wagga Airport was listed third for the world's strangest sounding airports.
- In February 2009, Regional Express Airlines announced that the Australian Airline Pilot Academy was relocated from Mangalore Airport in Victoria to Wagga Wagga Airport on 1 April 2009, in partnership with the City of Wagga Wagga.
- Regional Express Airlines maintains its fleet of Saab 340 passenger and freight aircraft at Wagga Wagga Airport.
- The furthest airport from Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Wagga Wagga Airport (meaning Wagga Wagga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Cootamundra Airport (CMD), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NE of WGA.
- Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Wagga Wagga Airport", another name for WGA is "RAAF Base Wagga".
