Nonstop flight route between Edward River, Queensland, Australia and Charleston, West Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edward River Airport (EDR), Edward River, Queensland, Australia and Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,354 miles (or 15,054 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 Edward River Airport and Yeager 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 Edward River Airport and Yeager Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDR / YPMP |
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Location: | Edward River, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°53'48"S by 141°36'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDR |
More Information: | EDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW |
Airport Name: | Yeager Airport |
Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W |
Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRW |
More Information: | CRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Edward River Airport (EDR):
- In addition to being known as "Edward River Airport", another name for EDR is "Pormpuraaw Airport".
- Edward River Airport (EDR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Edward River Airport (EDR) is Kowanyama Airport (KWM), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of EDR.
- Because of Edward River Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward River 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 Edward River Airport (EDR) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Facts about Yeager Airport (CRW):
- On February 27, 2008 Yeager's Governing Board voted to close the secondary runway, Rwy 15/33, to allow construction of two new hangars and ramp space for four more C-130s to be based at the Air National Guard facility.
- During World War II Charleston's airport, Wertz Field, closed when the airport's approaches were blocked by the federal government building a synthetic rubber plant next to the airport.
- The closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
- Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager 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.
- Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On January 10, 2009 Colgan Air flight 6880 on behalf of United Airlines reported a hydraulics leak.
- The city started construction in 1944.