Nonstop flight route between Camden, New South Wales, Australia and Waterford, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Camden Aerodrome (CDU), Camden, New South Wales, Australia and Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,769 miles (or 17,330 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 Camden Aerodrome and Waterford 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 Camden Aerodrome and Waterford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Camden Aerodrome (CDU):

• It was used as Top Gear Australia Test Track.
• In 2003, it was controversially sold by the Australian government to a private company, along with Bankstown and Hoxton Park.
• Camden Aerodrome (CDU) has 2 runways.
• Originally a private airstrip, the area that was to become Camden Aerodrome was utilised by the Royal Australian Air Force and other Allied air forces during World War II.
• The FAC was wound down in 1998 and Camden was transferred along with Bankstown, the former Hoxton Park Airport and Kingsford Smith Airport to Sydney Airports Corporation Limited, but at this stage was still a government controlled enterprise.
• The closest airport to Camden Aerodrome (CDU) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of CDU.
• Because of Camden Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Camden Aerodrome 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 Camden Aerodrome (CDU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Camden Aerodrome (meaning Camden Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,128 miles (19,518 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.

Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):

• Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
• On 14 March 2012, Aer Arann transferred all of its Waterford routes into the Aer Lingus Regional brand effective from 25 March 2012.
• Between 1994 and 1999, Suckling Airways operated to London Luton, and during 1996 Emerald Airways operated services to Liverpool.
• The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
• Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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.
• On 10 January 2008 Aer Arann announced the return of the summer routes to Bordeaux, Faro, Málaga with a new service to Amsterdam.
• On 12 May 2010 Aer Arann announced an expansion of services from Waterford to London and Galway.
• In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
• The furthest airport from Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.