Nonstop flight route between Casper, Wyoming, United States and Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR), Casper, Wyoming, United States and Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,318 miles (or 13,386 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 Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield and Lightning Ridge 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 Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield and Lightning Ridge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR):

• In the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids, an airplane makes an emergency landing at the airport to deplane a rowdy flier and her group of friends.
• Near the airport is the NCIA Business Park, which houses over 35 business ranging from manufacturing to aviation.
• Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,270 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport started as the Casper Army Airfield in September 1942, consisting of four asphalt hard surfaced runways - N/S, NE/SW, E/W, NW/SE - varying in length between 8900' and 8600'.
• The closest airport to Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) is Converse County Airport (DGW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of CPR.
• The airport is home to the Wyoming Veterans' Memorial Museum, a World War II museum in the business park.
• Because of Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CPR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CPR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):

• The furthest airport from Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,784 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Collarenebri Airport (CRB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of LHG.
• Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.
• Because of Lightning Ridge Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Lightning Ridge 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.