Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN), Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,924 miles (or 14,362 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 Wilpena Pound and Ciudad Acuña International 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 Wilpena Pound and Ciudad Acuña International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• 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 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.
• Point Bonney was named after the Crown Commissioner of Lands Charles Bonney, while Rawnsley's Bluff is named after the surveyor H.C.
• Although not part of the Pound, the adjacent Elder Range was named by Frederick Sinnett after the very successful Adelaide businessman, Sir Thomas Elder.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
• When Price died in 1889 the immediate 8,000-hectare area of the Pound was separated from the main run and leased separately.

Facts about Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN):

• In addition to being known as "Ciudad Acuña International Airport", another name for ACN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Acuña".
• The furthest airport from Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,259 miles (18,120 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of ACN.