Nonstop flight route between Forest City, Iowa, United States and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY), Forest City, Iowa, United States and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,511 miles (or 15,306 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 Forest City Municipal Airport and Wilpena Pound, 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 Forest City Municipal Airport and Wilpena Pound. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY):

• The closest airport to Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) is Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of FXY.
• Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,768 miles (17,329 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• The Pound also later became part of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
• The area is part of the Adelaide Geosyncline.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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 name of the Pound, Wilpena, is reported to be Aboriginal, meaning "place of bent fingers".
• Point Bonney was named after the Crown Commissioner of Lands Charles Bonney, while Rawnsley's Bluff is named after the surveyor H.C.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.