Nonstop flight route between Ogden, Utah, United States and West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States and West Wyalong Airport (WWY), West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,221 miles (or 13,231 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 Hill Air Force Base 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 Hill Air Force Base and West Wyalong Airport. 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 Hill Air Force Base (HIF):

• One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.
• Following American entry into World War II in December 1941, Hill Field quickly became an important maintenance and supply base, with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort.
• In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
• Hill AFB has also housed the 30-acre Hill Aerospace Museum since 1981.
• The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
• The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Hill Air Force Base traces its origins back to the ill-fated U.S.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• A number of smaller carriers would later service the West Wyalong - Sydney route, including Country Connection Airlines who provided 11 services per week between 1991 and 2001 using Piper Chieftain aircraft.
• West Wyalong Airport (WWY) has 2 runways.