Nonstop flight route between Topeka, Kansas, United States and West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States and West Wyalong Airport (WWY), West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,834 miles (or 15,827 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 Forbes Field and West Wyalong 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 Forbes Field and West Wyalong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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| Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
| More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWY / YWWL |
| Airport Name: | West Wyalong Airport |
| Location: | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'12"S by 147°11'30"E |
| Area Served: | Bland Shire |
| Operator/Owner: | Bland Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 859 feet (262 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WWY |
| More Information: | WWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The abandoned structure suffered two separate fires that damaged the park, on December 24, 1970 and July 17, 1971.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- The first batter at Forbes Field was future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers, the Cubs second baseman and lead off batter.
- With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
- Forbes Field had an original capacity of 25,000, the largest in the league at the time.
Facts about West Wyalong Airport (WWY):
- The closest airport to West Wyalong Airport (WWY) is Forbes Airport (FRB), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of WWY.
- Regional Express Airlines provided twice weekly service to Sydney commencing in March 2005.
- West Wyalong Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile southWest Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia.
- Because of West Wyalong Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at West Wyalong 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 West Wyalong Airport (WWY) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to West Wyalong Airport (meaning West Wyalong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,047 miles (19,387 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- West Wyalong Airport (WWY) has 2 runways.
