Nonstop flight route between Enewetak, Marshall Islands and Weerawila, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT), Enewetak, Marshall Islands and Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,533 miles (or 8,904 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 Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield and Weerawila 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 Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield and Weerawila Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENT / PKMA |
Airport Name: | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield |
Location: | Enewetak, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°20'30"N by 162°19'41"E |
Area Served: | Enewetak, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENT |
More Information: | ENT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRZ / VCCW |
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Location: | Weerawila, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°15'15"N by 81°14'2"E |
Area Served: | Hambantota |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRZ |
More Information: | WRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT):
- Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) is Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), which is located 220 miles (354 kilometers) E of ENT.
- Because of Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Enewetak Auxiliary 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 Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (meaning Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,114 miles (19,496 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.
- Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,727 miles (18,872 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Because of Weerawila Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Weerawila 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.
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".