Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Scribner, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB), Scribner, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,350 miles (or 15,048 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield, 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWK / YHAW |
Airport Name: | Wilpena Pound |
Location: | Hawker, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°33'32"S by 138°34'26"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HWK |
More Information: | HWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCB / KSCB |
Airport Name: | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield |
Location: | Scribner, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'37"N by 96°37'47"W |
Area Served: | Scribner, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Nebraska Dept of Aeronautics |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCB |
More Information: | SCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- Attempts at farming the Pound failed during the early 20th century.
- The name of the Pound, Wilpena, is reported to be Aboriginal, meaning "place of bent fingers".
- 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.
- Wilpena Pound is one of the most popular sites in the Flinders Ranges for international tourists to visit the outback because of the large development that has occurred at the Wilpena Pound Resort on the eastern side of Wilpena Pound and Rawnsley Park Station on the western side.
- 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.
Facts about Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB):
- Scribner State Airport covers an area of 789 acres at an elevation of 1,325 feet above mean sea level.
- Schribner also became a camouflage school.
- The furthest airport from Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,636 miles (17,117 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Fremont Municipal Airport (FET), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of SCB.
- The remainder of the former Airfield was rented out.
- Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) has 2 runways.