Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Lemoore, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), Lemoore, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,051 miles (or 12,957 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 Naval Air Station Lemoore, 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 Naval Air Station Lemoore. 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 Browne brothers eventually won the claim for Wilpena from Bagot, and the young Henry Strong Price opened up and ran the 40,000-hectare station for them.
• 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.

Facts about Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC):

• The Navy also brought four new fleet squadrons to Naval Air Station Lemoore over the period 2001-2004.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of NLC.
• Because of Naval Air Station Lemoore's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Lemoore 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.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Lemoore", other names for NLC include "Reeves Field" and "KNLC - FAA: NLC".
• Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.