Nonstop flight route between Zielona Góra, Poland and Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG), Zielona Góra, Poland and Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 858 miles (or 1,380 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 relatively short distance between Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport and Wick Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG):

• The furthest airport from Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,631 miles (18,718 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Zielona Góra Airport is a regional airport located within the greater Zielona Góra agglomeration in western Poland.
• Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The post-military airport ranks second in Poland in terms of its infrastructure surface, such as taxiways and aprons, and has a good quality concrete runway 2,500 m × 60 m.
• The airport is a former military base.
• Land connections to Poznań use the newly opened motorway northeast of the airport terminal), as well as the newly renovated railway line from the airport).
• Because of Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Zielona Góra-Babimost 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.
• After the army left the airport in 2004, the property was rented to the regional authorities in 2005, so that the airport new owner could start developing the airport.
• The closest airport to Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) is Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of IEG.
• Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport handled 12,276 passengers last year.
• There exists a railroad spur next to the terminal that can be used for passenger service.
• In addition to being known as "Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport", another name for IEG is "Port Lotniczy Zielona Góra-Babimost".

Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):

• Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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.
• On 21 May 1941, a photographic reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire piloted by Flying Officer Michael F.
• The airport is marketed as Wick John O' Groats by FlyBe, which operates a daily service to Edinburgh, using its franchise partner Loganair.
• The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.
• Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.