Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Huron, South Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Huron Regional Airport (HON), Huron, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,285 miles (or 14,943 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 Huron Regional 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 Huron Regional 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):

• The Pound also later became part of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
• 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 closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
• Point Bonney was named after the Crown Commissioner of Lands Charles Bonney, while Rawnsley's Bluff is named after the surveyor H.C.
• The highest peak in the Pound, also the highest of the Flinders Ranges, is St Mary Peak, on the north-eastern side.

Facts about Huron Regional Airport (HON):

• The furthest airport from Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Huron Regional Airport covers 1,235 acres at an elevation of 1,289 feet above mean sea level.
• Huron Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport in Huron, in Beadle County, South Dakota.
• Huron Regional Airport (HON) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of HON.