Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ), Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,297 miles (or 14,962 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 "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów 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 "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów 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: | SZZ / EPSC |
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| Location: | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°35'4"N by 14°54'7"E |
| Area Served: | Szczecin, Poland |
| Operator/Owner: | Szczecin–Goleniów Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZZ |
| More Information: | SZZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- Wilpena Pound is a natural amphitheatre of mountains located 429 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in the heart of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
- The Pound is a very popular area for bushwalking, interesting to people of all levels of experience.
- 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.
- When Price died in 1889 the immediate 8,000-hectare area of the Pound was separated from the main run and leased separately.
- Point Bonney was named after the Crown Commissioner of Lands Charles Bonney, while Rawnsley's Bluff is named after the surveyor H.C.
- The first European to see the distant mountains of the Pound was almost certainly Edward Eyre from the western plains on his first 1839 expedition to the vicinity of Lake Torrens.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
Facts about "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ):
- In addition to being known as ""Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport", another name for SZZ is "Port Lotniczy Szczecin–Goleniów im. NSZZ "Solidarność"".
- The furthest airport from "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In July 2013 a 4km spur linking the airport to the mainline between Szczecin and Kołobrzeg opened, creating a direct rail link between the airport and the city of Szczecin.
- The closest airport to "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of SZZ.
- Because of "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów 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.
