Nonstop flight route between Baia Mare, Romania and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baia Mare Airport (BAY), Baia Mare, Romania and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,918 miles (or 14,353 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 Baia Mare Airport and Wilpena Pound, 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 Baia Mare Airport and Wilpena Pound. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baia Mare Airport (BAY):

• The furthest airport from Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Baia Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Baia Mare 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.
• Baia Mare Airport (BAY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Baia Mare Airport handled 16,798 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of BAY.

Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• The peaks are very rugged, and thick scrub and timber inside the pound can make navigation difficult.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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.
• Wilpena Pound is one of the most popular sites in the Flinders Ranges for international tourists to visit the outback because of the large development that has occurred at the Wilpena Pound Resort on the eastern side of Wilpena Pound and Rawnsley Park Station on the western side.
• Although not part of the Pound, the adjacent Elder Range was named by Frederick Sinnett after the very successful Adelaide businessman, Sir Thomas Elder.
• Point Bonney was named after the Crown Commissioner of Lands Charles Bonney, while Rawnsley's Bluff is named after the surveyor H.C.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The name of the Pound, Wilpena, is reported to be Aboriginal, meaning "place of bent fingers".
• The Pound is a very popular area for bushwalking, interesting to people of all levels of experience.