Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB), Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,934 miles (or 15,987 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 Miguel Urdaneta Fernández 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 Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport. 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: | STB / SVSZ |
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Location: | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°58'27"N by 71°56'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | IAAEZ |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STB |
More Information: | STB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- In an attempt to sort out their conflicting claims over the pastoral lease, Bonney and Surveyor-General Henry Freeling employed H.C.
- When Price died in 1889 the immediate 8,000-hectare area of the Pound was separated from the main run and leased separately.
- The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of 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.
- 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 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.
- Attempts at farming the Pound failed during the early 20th century.
Facts about Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB):
- Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport", another name for STB is "Aeropuerto Miguel Urdaneta Fernández".
- Because of Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Miguel Urdaneta Fernández 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.
- The closest airport to Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SE of STB.
- The furthest airport from Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (meaning Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.